Taking $ 14 million from the fund balance would leave the district with just $ 4 million in
unrestricted reserves, which Slack acknowledged would be «a little thin.»
Under law,
unrestricted reserves, known as «rainy day funds,» are restricted to 4 percent of a district's budget.
In effect, Plainedge's repeated miscalculations allowed the district to pile up
unrestricted reserves far beyond those allowed by state law in two of the three years covered, auditors said.
Most districts, in addition to
their unrestricted reserves, also maintain accounts earmarked for specific purposes.
The state comptroller's office has criticized the Quogue school district for exceeding the 4 percent annual state limit that governs
its unrestricted reserve fund, saying the system routinely surpassed that ceiling during a five - year span.
Not exact matches
The draft audit notes that the city's goal had been to maintain an
unrestricted fund balance (sometimes referred to as a
reserve fund) of 5 percent of its total general fund budget.
Global Council is our premiere patron circle,
reserved to those who support the Studio Museum with a generous
unrestricted gift of $ 5,000 and above annually.
That gives it
unrestricted access to vast
reserves of cash.