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City of Orono, Minnesota <br />Notes to the Financial Statements <br />December 31, 2023 <br />Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued) <br />D. Assets, Deferred Outflows of Resources, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources and Net Position/Fund Balance <br />Deposits and Investments <br />Cash balances from all funds are combined and invested to the extent available in short term investments. Earnings from <br />the pooled investments are allocated to the individual funds based on the average monthly cash and investment balances <br />of the respective funds. The City s cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash on hand, demand deposits and <br />short-term investments.-wide cash and temporary investments pool is <br />considered to be cash and cash equivalents for purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows. <br />Cash balances from all funds are pooled and invested, to the extent available, in certificates of deposit and other <br />authorized investments. Earnings from such investments are allocated on the basis of applicable participation by each of <br />the funds. <br />The City may also invest idle funds as authorized by Minnesota statutes, as follows: <br />1. Direct obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States or its agencies. <br />2. Shares of investment companies registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and received the <br />highest credit rating, rated in one of the two highest rating categories by a statistical rating agency, and have a <br />final maturity of thirteen months or less. <br />3. General <br />4. <br />5.Obligation of a school district with an original maturity not exceeding 13 months and (i) rated in the highest <br />category by a national bond rating service or (ii) enrolled in the credit enhancement program pursuant to statute <br />section 126C.55. <br />6. <br />7. Commercial paper issued by United States banks corporations or their Canadian subsidiaries, of highest quality <br />category by at least two nationally recognized rating agencies, and maturing in 270 days or less. <br />8. Repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements and securities lending agreements with financial institutions <br />with capitalization exceeding $10,000,000, a primary reporting dealer in U.S. government securities to the Federal <br />Reserve Bank of New York, or certain Minnesota securities broker-dealers. <br />9. Guaranteed <br />branch of a foreign bank, a United States insurance company, or its Canadian subsidiary, whose similar debt <br />obligations were rated in one of the top two rating categories by a nationally recognized rating agency. <br />The City categorizes its fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy established by generally accepted <br />accounting principles. The hierarchy is based on the valuation inputs used to measure the fair value of the asset. Level 1 <br />inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets; Level 2 inputs are significant other observable inputs; Level <br />3 inputs are significant unobservable inputs. <br />54 <br />Shares Shares of investment companies registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and received the of investment companies registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and received the <br />highest credit rating, rated in one of the two highest credit rating, rated in one of the two highest rating categories by a statistical rating agency, and have a highest rating categories by a statistical rating agency, and have a <br />final maturity of thirteen months or less.final maturity of thirteen months or less. <br />General General <br />Obligation of a school district with an original maturity not exceeding 13 months and (i) rated in the highest Obligation of a school district with an original maturity not exceeding 13 months and (i) rated in the highest <br />89