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GENERAL FUND                       The fund used to account for all financial resources except
                                                   those required to be accounted for in one of the City's other
                                                   special purpose funds.

                GENERAL LEDGER                     A file that contains a listing of various accounts necessary to
                                                   reflect the financial position and results of operation of the
                                                   government.

                GENERAL                            Bonds that finance a variety of public improvement projects
                OBLIGATION                         which pledge the "Full Faith and Credit" of the City for their
                BONDS                              repayment.

                GRANTS                             Contributions or gifts of cash or other assets from another
                                                   government or organization to be used or expended for a
                                                   specific purpose, activity, or facility.  Grants may be classified
                                                   as either categorical or block depending upon the amount of
                                                   discretion allowed the grantee.

                INTERFUND                          Amounts transferred from one fund to another.
                TRANSFERS
                INVENTORY                          A  detailed  listing  of  property  currently  held  by  the
                                                   government that shows quantities, descriptions, and values
                                                   of the property as well as units of measure and unit price.

                INVOICE                            A bill requesting payment for goods or services by a vendor
                                                   or other governmental unit.

                LEVY                               To impose taxes, special assessments, or service charges for
                                                   the support of City activities.

                LINE-ITEM BUDGET                   A  budget  that  lists  each  expenditure  category  (salary,
                                                   supplies, travel, repairs, etc.) separately, along with the dollar
                                                   amount budgeted for each specific category.

                LONG-TERM DEBT                     Debt with a maturity of more than one year after the date of
                                                   issuance.

                MODIFIED ACCRUAL                   A basis of accounting in which expenditures are accrued but
                                                   revenues are accounted

                ACCOUNTING                         for  on  a  cash  basis.    This  accounting  technique  is  a
                                                   combination  of  cash  and  accrual  accounting  since


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