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CITY OF ELK RIVER NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2016 NOTE 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) F. Cash and Investments The City's cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash on hand, demand deposits, and short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. Cash balances from all funds are combined and invested to the extent available in authorized investments. Earnings from such investments are allocated to the respective funds on the basis of applicable cash balance participation of each fund. Investments are generally reported at fair value. The Minnesota Municipal Money Market (4M) Fund is an external investment pool regulated by Minnesota Statutes that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but follows the same regulatory rules of the SEC under Rule 2a7. The City's investment in this fund is measured based on the amortized cost method that approximates fair value. Cash and investments held by trustee reflect balances held in segregated accounts for specific purposes. Interest earned on these investments is allocated directly to those accounts. G. Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable include amounts billed for services provided before year-end. It is the City's policy to charge uncollectibles directly to operations as accounts become worthless. The Utilities has established a reserve for uncollectible accounts which is adjusted annually based on the receivable activity. No substantial losses from present receivable balances are anticipated. A summary of the Utilities' uncollectible account balances at December 31, 2016 is as follows: 2016 Electric $ 109,845 Water 26,250 Total $ 136,095 H. Property Taxes The City Council annually adopts a tax levy and certifies it to the county in December each year for collection the following year. The county is responsible for collecting all property taxes for the City. Property tax levies are based on property values assessed on January 2 of the preceding year. The county spreads all levies over all taxable property. These taxes attach an enforceable lien on taxable property as of January 1 and are payable by the property owner in May and October each year. The taxes are collected by the County Treasurer and tax settlements are made to the city three times a year, in January, July and December. In the fund financial statements, taxes that remain unpaid at December 31 are classified as delinquent taxes and are offset by a deferred inflow of resources for delinquent taxes not received within 60 days after year-end. Deferred inflow of resources for taxes in governmental activities is susceptible to full accrual on the government-wide statements. (41)