As used in this chapter:

(1)  “Account group” is defined by generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Utah Cities.

Terms Used In Utah Code 10-6-106

  • Appropriation: means an allocation of money by the governing body for a specific purpose. See Utah Code 10-6-106
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Budget: means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal period which embodies estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them. See Utah Code 10-6-106
  • Budget period: means the fiscal period for which a budget is prepared. See Utah Code 10-6-106
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • City general fund: means the general fund used by a city. See Utah Code 10-6-106
  • Current period: means the fiscal period in which a budget is prepared and adopted, i. See Utah Code 10-6-106
  • Department: means any functional unit within a fund that carries on a specific activity, such as a fire or police department within a city general fund. See Utah Code 10-6-106
  • Fiscal period: means the annual or biennial period for accounting for fiscal operations in each city. See Utah Code 10-6-106
  • Fund: is a s defined by generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Utah Cities. See Utah Code 10-6-106
  • General fund: is a s defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for All Local Governments prepared by the Office of the Utah State Auditor. See Utah Code 10-6-106
  • Governing body: means a city council, or city commission, as the case may be, but the authority to make any appointment to any position created by this chapter is vested in the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government. See Utah Code 10-6-106
  • Municipality: means :
(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
(b) a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or
(c) a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Utility: means a utility owned by a city, in whole or in part, that provides electricity, gas, water, or sewer, or any combination of them. See Utah Code 10-6-106
    • (2)  “Appropriation” means an allocation of money by the governing body for a specific purpose.

    (3) 

    (a)  “Budget” means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal period which embodies estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them.

    (b)  “Budget” may refer to the budget of a particular fund for which a budget is required by law or it may refer collectively to the budgets for all such funds.

    (4)  “Budget officer” means the city auditor in a city of the first and second class, the mayor or some person appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council in a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class, the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government, or the person designated by the charter in a charter city.

    (5)  “Budget period” means the fiscal period for which a budget is prepared.

    (6)  “Budgetary fund” means a fund for which a budget is required.

    (7)  “Check” means an order in a specific amount drawn upon a depository by an authorized officer of a city.

    (8)  “City general fund” means the general fund used by a city.

    (9)  “Current period” means the fiscal period in which a budget is prepared and adopted, i.e., the fiscal period next preceding the budget period.

    (10)  “Department” means any functional unit within a fund that carries on a specific activity, such as a fire or police department within a city general fund.

    (11)  “Encumbrance system” means a method of budgetary control in which part of an appropriation is reserved to cover a specific expenditure by charging obligations, such as purchase orders, contracts, or salary commitments to an appropriation account at their time of origin. Such obligations cease to be encumbrances when paid or when the actual liability is entered on the city’s books of account.

    (12)  “Enterprise fund” means a fund as defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board that is used by a municipality to report an activity for which a fee is charged to users for goods or services.

    (13)  “Estimated revenue” means the amount of revenue estimated to be received from all sources during the budget period in each fund for which a budget is being prepared.

    (14)  “Financial officer” means the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government or the city official as authorized by Section 10-6-158.

    (15)  “Fiscal period” means the annual or biennial period for accounting for fiscal operations in each city.

    (16)  “Fund” is as defined by generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Utah Cities.

    (17)  “Fund balance,” “retained earnings,” and “deficit” have the meanings commonly accorded such terms under generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Utah Cities.

    (18)  “General fund” is as defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for All Local Governments prepared by the Office of the Utah State Auditor.

    (19)  “Governing body” means a city council, or city commission, as the case may be, but the authority to make any appointment to any position created by this chapter is vested in the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government.

    (20)  “Interfund loan” means a loan of cash from one fund to another, subject to future repayment.

    (21)  “Last completed fiscal period” means the fiscal period next preceding the current period.

    (22) 

    (a)  “Public funds” means any money or payment collected or received by an officer or employee of the city acting in an official capacity and includes money or payment to the officer or employee for services or goods provided by the city, or the officer or employee while acting within the scope of employment or duty.

    (b)  “Public funds” does not include money or payments collected or received by an officer or employee of a city for charitable purposes if the mayor or city council has consented to the officer’s or employee’s participation in soliciting contributions for a charity.

    (23)  “Special fund” means any fund other than the city general fund.

    (24)  “Utility” means a utility owned by a city, in whole or in part, that provides electricity, gas, water, or sewer, or any combination of them.

    (25)  “Warrant” means an order drawn upon the city treasurer, in the absence of sufficient money in the city’s depository, by an authorized officer of a city for the purpose of paying a specified amount out of the city treasury to the person named or to the bearer as money becomes available.

    Amended by Chapter 136, 2019 General Session

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