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(1) Fund balance shall be increased to and maintained at $3,000,000 unless City <br />Council declares an emergency situation exists. <br />(2) Yearly transfer to the General Fund in the amount of 100% of accrued <br />interest <br />earnings to offset park maintenance costs once $3,000,000 fund balance has been <br />achieved. <br />(3) Any capital expenditures (non operating) that would utility principal and are <br />approved by a four fifths vote of the City Council. <br />b. Nonexpendable Trust Funds. Non -expendable Trust Funds are funds whose <br />principal must be preserved intact. These funds are intended to account for the <br />principal portion of an endowment provided to the City by private donors with the <br />stipulation that the principle be preserved intact. The following are <br />Nonexpendable Trust Funds: <br />1. Pe sion Trust Fiunas. (No longer utilized) <br />(a) The Pension Trust Funds shall be used to account for City operated public <br />employee retirement systems. <br />1. Agency Funds. <br />(a) Agency Funds shall be custodial funds (assets equal liabilities) and do not involve <br />measurement of operations. Agency Funds are merely clearing accounts and have <br />no fund equity. <br />Subdivision 4. Account Groups <br />a. General Fixed Asset Account Group. <br />The General Fixed Asset Account Group shall be used to account for tangible <br />assets of significant value, which have a service life in excess of one year and are <br />not accounted for in a proprietary fund type. <br />b. General Long -Term Debt Account Group. <br />The General Long -Term Debt Account Group shall be used to account for long- <br />term debt, which is to be financed by revenue of Governmental Fund types. <br />Subdivision 5. Inter -Fund Loans. Inter -fund loans are transfers from one fund to <br />another with the intentions of repayment of principal or principal and interest. All inter - <br />fund loans shall be approved by City Council resolution. Such resolution shall state the <br />amount of the inter -fund loans, the interest rate, where applicable, and the repayment <br />period. <br />Subdivision 6. Fund Abolishment. No Fund created by this chapter may be abolished <br />except by properly enacted Ordinance or as detailed in Chapter 7 of the City Charter. <br />SECTION 2. SUMMARY <br />The following is the official summary of Ordinance #01 36 #15 -XX which has been approved by <br />the City Council of the City of Ramsey as clearly informing the public of the intent and effect of <br />Page 13 of 14 <br />