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Financial Summaries





            FY 2019 RESERVES
            The City of Arlington maintains reserves that are used for purposes not included elsewhere in the operating budget.

                                                 SELECTED FINANCIAL RESERVES
                                                 FY 2019 OPERATING POSITION

                                                                                                     OTHER POST
                                                          WORKING        BUSINESS       LANDFILL    EMPLOYMENT
                                          UNALLOCATED      CAPITAL      CONTINUITY       LEASE        BENEFITS

             Balance on October 1, 2017   $      7,219,801  $     20,055,003  $      4,062,075  $      17,151,326  $     1,717,904

             Appropriated Amounts                               -                           -                         -                          -                        -
             Transfers In / (Out)                   382,131          1,061,471                        -                          -                        -
             Balance on September 30, 2018  $      7,601,932  $     21,116,474  $      4,062,075  $      17,151,326  $     1,717,904

             Appropriated Amounts                               -                           -                         -                          -                        -
             Transfers In / (Out)                               -                         -                        -                          -                        -

             Balance on September 30, 2019  $      7,601,932  $     21,116,474  $      4,062,075  $      17,151,326  $     1,717,904

            Unallocated Reserve

            This reserve is the City’s fund for emergencies and unanticipated expenses.  The balance in this reserve is equal to at least
            three percent of General Fund recurring expenditures and will be $7,601,932 at the beginning of FY 2019.

            Working Capital Reserve

            The purpose of the Working Capital Reserve is to set aside one month of net General Fund expenditures and will be $21,116,474
            at the beginning of FY 2019.


            Business Continuity Reserve
            This reserve of one-time funds represents amounts available from the Workers Compensation Fund, Natural Gas Fund, and
            Undesignated Unreserved General Fund balances.


            Landfill Lease Reserve

            This funding was provided as part of the lease agreement executed by the City in March of 2005.


            Other Post‐Employment Benefits Reserve
            This reserve was established in FY 2004 to address funding the liability for post-employment benefits, other than pensions,
            which will be recognized upon implementation of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement 45.


            Total Reserve Level for FY 2019

            In the aggregate, the reserves described above represent 20.4 percent of the General Fund’s recurring expenditures in FY 2019.







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