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Following the adoption of the preliminary budget, Council must approve any increases or decreases in spending authority as unanticipated situations arise during the fiscal year. The City Administrator has the authority to transfer monies between and within agency organizations without restriction to amount. The City Administrator may also transfer monies between personnel services, maintenance and operation, and capital outlay and improvement accounts up to an amount of $5,000 without approval of the City Council. The City Council, however, must approve any transfer exceeding $5,000. The Council must also authorize the transfer of monies from fund contingency accounts to agency accounts. Page 496
Financial Policies of the City of Inglewood 1. The City of Inglewood will manage its financial assets in a sound and prudent manner, and maintain and further develop programs to ensure its ability to pay for city services to enhance economic opportunities and the quality of life of residents. Elected officials and city staff are representatives of the people of Inglewood and are expected to manage the City of Inglewood for the economic and social benefit of everyone. We have a fiduciary responsibility for the assets we manage on behalf of the people who are here today and those who come after us. 2. The City of Inglewood will maintain its financial records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and comply with all laws, regulations, contracts, grants and other legal requirements. This policy is self-explanatory. We sometimes hear stories of how public or private entities use "creative accounting" to paint a more positive picture than might really exist. Staff will always conduct the City's financial affairs and maintain records in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as established by the Government Accounting Standards Board. This process should help in maintaining accuracy and public confidence in the City's financial reporting systems. 3. It is the policy of the City of Inglewood to fund current expenditures for operating budgets with current revenues. The City Administrator’s Budget Message shall explain any deviation from this policy. This policy requires that in any given fiscal year we do not budget recurring appropriations in excess of the revenue we expect to receive in the same year. This "pay as you go" approach mandates that any increase in expenditures, decreases in revenues, or combination of the two that would result in a budget imbalance will require cost cutting and/or revenue enhancement, rather than spending unappropriated surpluses or designated reserves to support ongoing operations. Cost cutting measures may include reductions in staff (either through eliminating vacant positions, attrition, hiring freezes, or actual lay-offs), or reductions in expenditures for materials, services, and supplies. Expenditure reductions may very well result in reduced service levels. Revenue enhancement would generally be in the form of new or increased taxes and fees. Any year-end operating surpluses will revert to unappropriated balances for use in maintaining policy-set reserve levels, and the remaining balances will be available for one-time carry-over expenditures, including capital improvement projects, or limited term expenditures. Any apparent exception to this policy would be explained by the City Administrator with the proposed action that would bring this policy into apparent conflict. An example might be the State being late in some payment to the City, but the adopted State budget includes those late payments. In such circumstances, short term use of reserves would not be an actual violation of this policy. Page 497
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