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CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON <br />Notes to Basic Financial Statements <br />(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued <br />(L) Compensated Absences <br />Liabilities for accumulated or vested vacation leave and compensation time benefits (compensated absences) are <br />recorded in the government-wide financial statements and proprietary fund financial statements.The governmental <br />fund financial statements do not report liabilities for compensated absences unless they are due for payment. Sick <br />leave does not vest and is recorded in all funds as taken. <br />(M) Noncurrent Obligations <br />Noncurrent obligations are reported in the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements as liabilities. <br />The governmental fund financial statements do not report noncurrent obligations because they do not require the use <br />of current financial resources. Bond discounts and premiums are deferred and amortized over the term of the bonds <br />using the bonds-outstanding method in the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements, but are <br />recognized during the current period in the governmental fund financial statements. The bonds-outstanding method <br />does not differ significantly from the effective interest method. Bond issuance costs are expensed in the period <br />incurred. <br />The limited tax pension obligations are deep discount bonds that increase in value based on the initial yield to <br />maturity. This increase in value is reflected as an increase in noncurrent liabilities on the Statement of Net Position <br />and as interest expense on the Statement of Activities. <br />(N) Deferred Inflows/Outflows of Resources <br />In addition to assets, the government-wide Statement of Net Position and the proprietary funds Statement of Net <br />Position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial <br />statement element represents a consumption of net position that applies to future period(s) and so will not be <br />recognized as an outflow of resources (expenditure/expense) until then. The City has one item that qualifies for <br />reporting in this category. It is the deferred amounts relating to pensions. This amount is deferred and recognized as <br />an outflow of resources in the period when the City's recognizes pension expense/expenditures. <br />In addition to liabilities, the government-wide Statement of Net Position, the proprietary funds Statement of Net <br />Position, and the governmental funds Balance Sheet will sometimes report a separate section for deferred inflows of <br />resources. This separate financial statement element represents an acquisition of net position that applies to future <br />period(s) and so will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time.The City has two items that <br />qualify for reporting in this category. Unavailable revenue from property taxes and other receivables is reported in the <br />governmental funds balance sheet. These amounts are deferred and recognized as an inflow of resources in the <br />period that the amounts become available. The City also reports deferred amounts related to pensions. This amount <br />is deferred and recognized as an inflow of resources in the period when the City recognizes pension income, and is <br />reported in the government-wide Statement of Net Position and the proprietary funds Statement of Net Position, if <br />applicable. <br />(O) Pensions <br />For purposes of measuring the net pension asset (liability), deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of <br />resources related to pensions, information about the fiduciary net position of the Oregon Public Employees <br />Retirement System (OPERS), and additions to/deductions from OPERS's fiduciary net position have been determined <br />on the same basis as they are reported by OPERS. For this purpose, benefit payments (including refunds of <br />employee contributions) are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are <br />reported at fair value. <br />(P) Fund Balance <br />In the fund financial statements, the fund balance for governmental funds is reported in classifications that comprise a <br />hierarchy based primarily on the extent to which the government is bound to honor constraints on the specific <br />purposes for which amounts in those funds can be spent. <br />Fund balance is reported as nonspendable when the resources cannot be spent because they are either in a <br />nonspendable form or legally or contractually required to be maintained intact. Resources in nonspendable form <br />include inventories, prepaids and deposits, and assets held for resale. <br />continued <br />44 <br />