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64 City of Elk River Notes to Basic Financial Statements NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources, and Net Position or Equity (Continued) 7. Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources In addition to assets, the statement of financial position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial statement element represents a consumption of net assets that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until that time. The City has two items that qualify for reporting in this category. The City presents deferred outflows of resources on the Statement of Net Position for deferred outflows of resources related to pensions and OPEB for various estimate differences that will be amortized and recognized over future years. In addition to liabilities, the statement of financial position and fund financial statements will sometimes report a separate section for deferred inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element represents an acquisition of net assets that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time. The City has four items that qualify for reporting in this category. The City presents deferred inflows of resources on the Governmental Fund Balance Sheet as unavailable revenue. The governmental funds report unavailable revenues from three sources: property taxes, special assessments, and other. These amounts are deferred and recognized as an inflow of resources in the period that the amounts become available. The City presents deferred inflows of resources on the Statement of Net Position for deferred inflows of resources related to pensions and OPEB for various estimate differences that will be amortized and recognized over future years. Deferred inflows of resources related to leases receivable is reported in both the government-wide Statement of Net Position, the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet, and the Proprietary Funds Statement of Net Position. 8. Compensated Absences It is the City's policy to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused vacation and sick pay benefits. Unused vacation can be accrued by the employees up to a maximum of 240 hours, the limit of which is determined by years of service. All vacation pay is accrued when incurred in the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements. A liability for these amounts is reported in governmental funds only if they have matured, for example, as a result of employee resignations and retirements. In the event a liability is recorded in the governmental funds, the General fund would be used to liquidate the compensated absences payable. Employees can also accrue an unlimited amount of unused sick leave. Employees with two or more years of service are entitled to receive severance pay equal to 50% of unused sick leave, up to a maximum of 480 hours. The liability for severance pay is accounted for the same as accrued vacation pay. 9. Long-Term Obligations In the government-wide financial statements and proprietary fund types in the fund financial statements, long-term debt, and other long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the applicable governmental activities, business-type activities, or proprietary fund type Statement of Net Position. Bond premiums and discounts are deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using the straight-line method. Page 185 of 464