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CITY OF ELK RIVER NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2019 NOTE 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) I. Special Assessments (Continued) Special assessments represent the financing for public improvements paid for by benefiting property owners. These assessments are recorded as receivables upon certification to the county. In governmental fund financial statements, special assessments are recognized as revenue when they are received in cash or within 60 days after year-end. All governmental special assessments receivable not received within 60 days after year-end are offset by a deferred inflow of resources in the governmental fund financial statements. At December 31, 2019, the total delinquent special assessment receivable balance was $23,610. J. Notes Receivable Notes receivable consist primarily of loans made by the City to area businesses for development purposes. The terms and interest rates of the individual loans vary. K. Inventories and Prepaid Items For the proprietary funds, inventories are valued at cost, which approximates market, using the first -in, first -out (FIFO) method. Inventories are recorded as an expense when sold or consumed rather than when purchased. Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as prepaid items in both government -wide and fund financial statements. The cost of prepaid items is recorded as expenditures/expenses when consumed rather than when purchased. L. Property Held for Resale These assets are recorded at the lower of original cost or current net realizable value in the governmental fund which purchased them. M. Restricted Assets The amounts in the restricted cash account are set aside in accordance with the issuing resolution for specific bond issues. They will be used for future debt service. N. Capital Assets Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment, and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads, bridges, sidewalks, and similar items), are reported in the applicable governmental or business -type activities columns in the government -wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the government as assets with an initial, individual cost of more than $10,000 and an estimated useful life in excess of two years. Such assets are recorded at historical cost or estimated historical cost if purchased or constructed. The costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend assets lives are not capitalized. Donated capital assets are recorded at acquisition value at the date of donation. (42)