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4 Orange Countyhas therefore adopted a policy that requires management to maintain an unassigned balance as follows: 1.The County will strive to maintain an unassigned fund balance in the General Fund of 17% percent of budgeted general fund operating expenditures each fiscal year. The amount of unassignedfund balance maintained during each fiscal year should not fall below 8% percent of budgeted general fund operating expenditures, as recommended by the North Carolina Local Government Commission. unassigned 2.To the extent thatthe General Fund fund balance exceeds 17% percent, the balances may be utilized to fund capital expenditures or pay down outstanding County debt. 3.The County’s budget and revenue spending policy providesfor programs with multiple revenue sources. The FinancialServices Directorwill use resources in the following hierarchy: bond proceeds, Federal funds, State funds, local non-county funds, countyfunds. For purposes of fund balance classification, expenditures are to be spent from restricted fund balance first, followed in-order by committed fund balance, assigned fund balance, and lastly, unassigned fund balance. The Financial Services Directorhas the authority to deviate from this policy if it is in the best interest of the Countywith Boardof County Commissioner’sapproval. 4.Management is expected to manage the budget so that revenue shortfalls and expenditure increases do not impact the County’stotal unassignedfund balance. If a catastrophic economic event occurs that requires a 10% or more deviation from total budgeted revenues or expenditures, then unassigned fund balance can be reduced by action from the Board of County Commissioners; the Board also will adopt a plan of actionto return spendable fund balance to the required level. Enterprise Funds - (Solid Waste, Efland Sewer, and the Orange County Sportsplex) – The County will strive to maintain unrestricted net assets greater than 8% oftotal operating revenues at fiscal year-end, net of any donated assetsrecognized, to provide reserves for operations and future capitalimprovements. Restrictions, reservations, and designations of Net Assetsfor Enterprise Funds For external reporting purposes, net assets will be reported asrestricted or unrestricted in accordance with GAAP. For internalpurposes, net assets will be reserved or designated as follows: 1. Encumbered balances tocontinue existing projects are designated. 2.Designations for funding of planned projects in a future period toreduce the financial demands placed upon a subsequent budget. Internal Service Funds – Dental Insurance Fund - totalnet assets shall maintain a positive balance to illustrate the internal nature of recovery fees forservicesperformed in self-insuring employees of the County. Additionally, the net assets of the fund will demonstrate adequate funding for incurred, but not reported claims.