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FINANCIAL SECTION ~continuedl General Fund (continued) The amount of expenditures and other financing uses to other funds from the General Fund for 1997 and 1996, respectively, are presented in the following table: 1222 122 %of %of Function AmQUUt Total AmQUnI Total Current: General Government $866,061 20.5% $ 851,266 22.4% Public Safety 1,188,954 28.2 1,100,462 29.0 Highways and Streets 438,581 10.4 449,249 11.8 Culture and Recreation 273,131 6.5 266,580 7.0 Debt Services 63,154 1.5 65,433 1.7 Capital Outlay 273,993 6.5 214,799 5.7 Transfer To Other Funds 1.114.740 26.4 85 L860 22.4 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses 54.218.614 100.0% $3,799.649 100.0% Expenditures under General Government increased by $14,795 over the 1996 levels. This increase was due primarily to salary increases and general operating increases in supplies and services. Public Safety expenditures increased by $88,492 from 1996 to 1997. This increase is attributable to salary increases for other public safety personnel, and general operating increases in supplies and services. The decrease of $10,668 under Highways and Streets from 1996 to 1997 was due primarily to the decrease in staffing levels. Culture and Recreation increased $6,551 which can be attributed to salary increases, general operating increases, and increased maintenance costs for the ever expanding parks and open spaces. Debt Service decreased by $2,279 over the previous yeaz which is representative of the second year costs of the inter-fund loan between the General Fund and the Landfill Trust Fund for the construction of the Police Department facility. The costs for Capital Outlay increased by $59,194. This increase was caused in part by the remodeling of City Hall with new modular furniture and carpeting. Costs in this account are offset by transfers in from the Equipment Replacement Fund for those capital items that had funding available for replacement purposes. Transfers to Other Funds were increased significantly from the previous yeaz. In 1994, the City implemented a policy that requires that any amounts above 60% of the next yeaz's operating budget be transferred out to several funds. In the event of a shortage in the General Fund fund balance at yeaz end, those same funds would be required to transfer monies back to the General Fund accordingly. To facilitate this policy, $813,270 was transferred out to the respective funds. Special Revenue Funds are used to account for the proceeds of specific revenue sources that are legally or otherwise restricted to expenditures for specific purposes. xi