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6.1 B - Attachment No. 4 NOTE 1—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES(CONTINUED� In addition, other disclosures are specified including use of certain methods to present deposits and investments,highly sensitive investments, credit quality at year-end,and other disclosures. In accordance with GASB Statement No. 31, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Certain Investments and for External Investment Pools, highly liquid market investments with maturities of one year or less at time of purchase are stated at amortized cost. All other investments are stated at fair value. Market value is used as fair value for those securities for which market quotations are readily available. The City participates in an investment pool managed by the State of California titled Local Agency Investment Fund(LAIF)which has invested a portion of the pooled funds in Structured Notes and Asset- Backed Securities. LAIF's investments are subject to credit risk with the full faith and credit of the State of California collateralizing these investments. In addition, these Structured Notes and Asset-Backed Securities are subject to market risk as to the change in interest rates. Cash equivalents are considered amounts in demand deposits and short-term investments with a maturity date within three months of the date acquired by the City and are presented as"Cash and Investments" in the accompanying Basic Financial Statements. G. Inventories Inventories are stated at moving average cost. The cost is recorded as an expenditure at the time an individual inventory item is consumed. As inventories must be maintained at a certain level, a reserve for inventories is set aside in the general fund balances. Consequently,these reserved funds are not available for appropriation. General fund inventories consist of stationery. Equipment services fund inventory consists of tires, batteries, testing equipment, automotive parts, and small tools. H. Property Taxes Property t�es attach as an enforceable lien on property as of January l, and are collected for a 12 month period effective July 1 by the San Mateo County tax collector. T�es are billed once a year in late October and are payable in two equal installments due by December 10 and April 10 of the following year. The t�es not paid by those dates are subject to a penalty of 10%. In September of 1993, the County of San Mateo Board of Supervisors adopted the "Teeter Plan" for secured property taxes. Under the Teeter Plan,the state law allows the county to advance to the cities all property t�es billed, regardless of whether the taxes have been paid. The county then is entitled to keep all penalties and interest accruing on delinquent taxes. Property taxes on unsecured t�able property are not affected by this change. Under Proposition 13, adopted by the voters in a statewide ballot in 1978, assessed value is increased by the cost of living index, not to exceed 2% as of January 1 each year except for those properties that have changed ownership during the 12 month period since the lien date. City property tax revenues are recognized when levied to the extent that they result in current receivables. 34