Forms And Instructions For Education Districts - 2001-2002 Local Budget Law And Notice Of Property Tax Page 3

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Note: All funds must be published in which amounts
Remember: ORS 294.435(3) requires appropria-
were adopted for the current year budget or in
tions of separate amounts in each fund for debt
which amounts were expended or received for the
service, special payments, interfund revenue
preceding year. This is required regardless of
transfers, operating contingencies and any op-
whether the fund is budgeted for next year. All funds
erating expenses which cannot be allocated to
must be included in the totals on the ED-1 financial
a program.
summary form.
Total instruction. All expenditures for the actual
Districts may choose to use a narrative format for
teaching of pupils that involve interaction between
this publication in lieu of Forms ED-1, ED-2, and ED-
teacher and pupils.
3. No specific form is provided for a narrative pub-
Total support services. All expenditures which
lication. Districts using the narrative format must
provide administrative, technical, personal, and lo-
provide the information described in ORS 294.418.
gistical support to facilitate and enhance instruction.
More information about the narrative publication can
be found in the Local Budgeting Manual.
Total enterprise and community services. All
expenditures concerned with operations that are fi-
Filling out the forms
nanced and operated in a manner similar to private
Start by filling out Forms ED-2 and ED-3. When these
business enterprises where the stated intent is that
two forms are completed, fill out Form ED-1. The
the costs of providing goods and services are fi-
ED-1 form summarizes all of the district’s funds.
nanced or recovered primarily through user charges
and community programs.
Columns on the forms
Total facilities acquisition and construction. All
All of the publication forms contain two or more
expenditures concerned with the acquisition of land
columns for financial data. These columns provide
and buildings; major remodeling and construction
data for different fiscal years, as explained below:
of buildings; initial installation or extension of ser-
Actual data last year (ED-2 and ED-3). This col-
vice systems and other built-in equipment; and ma-
umn contains actual amounts spent or received as
jor improvement to sites.
reflected in the audited financial data for the fiscal
Total other uses. All expenditures for servicing the
year 1999–00. This column corresponds with “First
debt of the district, conduit-type transfer from one
Preceding Year” column of the budget detail sheet.
fund to another fund and apportionment of funds
Adopted budget this year. This column contains the
by ESD.
amounts in the current year’s adopted budget (2000–
Total contingencies. The amounts set aside in
01), including supplemental budgets adopted by the
operating funds for unforeseen events in the bud-
governing body. This column corresponds with
geted year.
“Adopted Budget this Year” column of the budget
detail sheets, plus any changes made during the year.
Total all other expenditures and requirements.
Approved budget next year. This column contains
For publication purposes only. Includes special pay-
the amounts for next year (2001–02) as approved
ments, reserve for future expenditures, and any other
by the budget committee. This column corre-
requirement that doesn’t fit in any other specific cat-
sponds with the “Approved by Budget Committee”
egory. This is not a commonly used category for
column on the budget detail sheet.
school districts.
Total unappropriated ending fund balance. The
Summarizing expenditures and resources
total amount set aside under ORS 294.371 to pro-
All three publication forms include nine or more
vide the district with the working capital or cash
lines for summarizing fund expenditures and re-
balance to finance activities between July 1 and the
sources. These are explained below:
time when sufficient new revenues are available to
meet cash flow needs of the fund. No expenditure
Expenditures
may be made from the unappropriated ending fund
ORS 294.356(1) requires each education district to
balance in the year in which it is a budgeted require-
prepare its estimates of expenditures in accordance
ment. In the “Actual Data Last Year” column, enter
with the rules of the State Board of Education.
the actual ending fund balance.
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