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BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION: This fund acts as the source of accounting for the
revenues and expenditures related to the activities of the Beautification Commission. The
Beautification Commission is a citizen commission, which oversees projects designed to
improve the scenic beauty of the City of Bedford.

PARK DONATIONS FUND: This fund was established to record the expenditures and
revenues associated with park donations. Park donations are collected as a $0.50 donation on
City water bills. The Parks and Recreation Board make recommendations for City Council
approval on which projects to fund with the donations.

PEG FUND: This fund is used to account for the 1% fee that is collected along with the cable
franchise fee. Expenditures from this fund are limited through federal law to capital costs for
public, educational, governmental (PEG) programming facilities.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT FUND: This fund is used to account for the
revenue and expenditures associated with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement program.

PROPRIETARY FUNDS

WATER AND SEWER FUND: This fund accounts for the water and sewer services provided
to the residents of the City. All activities necessary to provide such services are accounted for in
this fund, including administration, operations, maintenance, financing and related debt service,
and billing and collection.

STORMWATER FUND: This fund focuses on the operation and maintenance of the
stormwater utility system, which manages stormwater drainage runoff, including administration,
repairs, replacements, improvements, and extensions of the water and sewer system (directly
related to drainage), financing and related debt service, and billing and collection.

UTILITY REPAIR & MAINTENANCE FUND: This fund was created to account for the
expenditures and revenues associated with capital project spending to fix, repair and/or rebuild
water and sewer infrastructure.

WATER/SEWER VEHICLE REPLACEMENT: This fund was established to promote a
“pay-as-you-go” approach to vehicle replacement within the water and sewer fund.

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