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6.1. B. - Page 83 NOTE 9 — EMPLOYEE BENEFITS �CONTINUED� Effective January 1, 1998, the City signed new deferred compensation plan administration agreements with the deferred compensation providers to provide for the administration and management of employees' deferred compensation plan assets. These agreements incorporate changes in the law governing deferred compensation plan assets which now require plan assets to be held for the exclusive benefit of plan participants and their beneficiaries. Since the assets held under these new plans are not the City's property and are not subject to claims by general creditors of the City, they have been excluded from these financial statements. Effective January 28, 2003, the City implemented a retirement enhancement plan (401-A defined contribution plan) for certain executive management employees. In February 2005, a plan amendment was adopted to extend the 401-A plan to all members of the executive management employees. Under this plan, the City contributes 2% of the employees' compensation into the 401-A plan. Effective October 1, 2002 for the Redwood City Management Employees Association, and effective September 1, 2003 for the Police Sergeants Association, the City contributes an amount equal to 2% of the base monthly salary to a deferred compensation plan offered by the City to members of the Associations. NOTE 1O — NET ASSETS AND FUND BALANCES GASB Statement No. 34 adds the concept of net assets, which is measured on the full accrual basis, to the concept of fund balance, which is measured on the modified accrual basis. A. Net Assets Net assets are the excess of all the City's assets over all its liabilities, regardless of fund. Net assets are divided into three captions under GASB Statement No. 34. These captions apply only to net assets, which is determined only at the government-wide level and are described below: Invested in capital assets, net of related debt describes the portion of net assets which is represented by the current net book value of the City's capital assets, less the outstanding balance of any debt issued to finance these assets. Restricted describes the portion of net assets which is restricted as to use by the terms and conditions of agreements with outside parties, governmental regulations, laws, or other restrictions which the City cannot unilaterally alter. These principally include developer fees received for use on capital projects, debt service requirements, and redevelopment funds restricted to low and moderate income purposes. At June 30, 2011, restricted net assets for the governmental activities were $48,959,550, of which all was restricted by enabling legislation. Unrestricted describes the portion of net assets which is not restricted as to use. e. Fund ealances In the fund financial statements, fund balances represent the net current assets of each fund. Net current assets generally represent a fund's cash and receivables, less its liabilities. 57