NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

M. Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources

In addition to assets, the statement of net position and the governmental funds balance sheet will sometimes report a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred outflows of resources, represents a consumption of net assets that applies to future periods and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until that time. The City has the following items that qualify for reporting in this category:

• Deferred outflows related to pensions and OPEB. This amount is equal to employer contributions made after the measurement date of the net pension liability and net OPEB liability/(asset).
• Deferred outflows related to pensions and OPEB resulting from the difference in projected and actual earnings on investments of the pension plan and OPEB fiduciary net position. These amounts are amortized over five years.
• Deferred outflows of resources related to pensions and OPEB arising from a change in assumptions and differences between expected and actual experience. These amounts are amortized over a closed period equal to the average of the expected remaining service lives of all employees that are provided with pensions and OPEB through the plan.

In addition to liabilities, the statement of net position and the governmental funds balance sheet will sometimes report a separate section for deferred inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred inflows of resources, represents an acquisition of net assets that applies to future periods and will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time. The City has the following items that qualify for reporting in this category:

• Deferred amount on refunding. A deferred amount on refunding results from the difference in the carrying value of the refunded debt and its reacquisition price. This amount is deferred and amortized over the shorter of the life of the refunded or refunding debt.
• Deferred inflows from unavailable revenue, which arises under a modified accrual basis of accounting is reported only in the governmental fund balance sheet. The governmental funds report unavailable revenues from the following sources: rent, investment income, grants, notes receivables collections and reimbursements. These amounts are unavailable and recognized as an inflow of resources in the period that the amounts become available.
• Deferred inflows related to pensions and OPEB for differences between expected and actual experience. These amounts are amortized over a closed period equal to the average of the expected remaining service lives of all employees that are provided with pensions and OPEB through the plan.
• Deferred inflows from OPEB resulting from changes in assumptions. These amounts are amortized over a closed period equal to the average expected remaining service lives of all employees that are provided with OPEB through the plan.
• Deferred inflows from lease related items for the amount of the lease receivable plus any lease payments related to future periods, less any lease incentives paid to, or on behalf of, the lessee at or before the commencement of the lease term.