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NOTE 1— SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 2. Recording of Expenditures — Expenditures are generally recorded when a liability is incurred, except for principal and interest on long -term debt, compensated absences, and OPEB, which are recognized as expenditures to the extent they have matured. Capital asset acquisitions are reported as capital outlay expenditures in the Governmental Funds. Proceeds of long -term debt and acquisitions under capital leases are reported as other financing sources. Proprietary Fund financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting, similar to the government -wide financial statements. Proprietary Funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from nonoperating items. Operating revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in connection with a Proprietary Fund's principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of the City's Enterprise Funds and Internal Service Funds are charges to customers for sales and services. The operating expenses for the Enterprise Funds and Internal Service Funds include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses, and depreciation of capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as nonoperating revenues and expenses. The City's Fiduciary Fund is an Agency Fund, which uses the accrual basis of accounting, but has no measurement focus. Aggregated information for the Internal Service Funds is reported in a single column in the Proprietary Fund fmancial statements. Because the principal user of the internal services is the City's governmental activities, the financial statements of the Internal Service Funds are consolidated into the governmental column when presented in the government -wide financial statements. The cost of these services is reported in the appropriate functional activity. Private sector standards of accounting and financial reporting issued prior to December 1, 1989 are generally followed in both the government -wide and proprietary fund financial statements to the extent those standards do not conflict with or contradict guidance of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Governments have the option of following subsequent private sector guidance for their business type activities and enterprise funds, subject to this same limitation. The City has elected not to follow subsequent private sector guidance. Description of Funds The City reports the following Major Governmental Funds: General Fund — This is the general operating fund of the City. It is used to account for all financial resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund. Tax Increment Special Revenue Fund — This fund is used to account for tax increment resources received from general property taxes in the form of tax increments. Housing and Redevelopment Authority Special Revenue Fund — This fund is used to account for revenues and expenditures associated with housing and redevelopment activities within the City. Public Improvement Revolving Capital Project Fund — This fund is used to account for the resources to be used to finance the City's share of the annual street maintenance program. 63