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City of Pleasanton Operating Budget • FY 2023/24 - FY 2024/25B - 14 <br />Purchase Order <br />An order issued by the Purchasing Department which authorizes the delivery of specific goods or services, <br />and incurrence of a debt for them. <br />Purchase Requisition <br />The initial purchase request document that, if approved, is the basis for the preparation of the official <br />purchase order. <br />Reserve <br />The portion of a fund’s balance legally restricted for a specific purpose and therefore not available for <br />general appropriation. <br />Reserved Fund Balance <br />For governmental funds and expendable trust funds, the portion of fund balance that is not available for <br />appropriation because it is either legally restricted or not spendable. <br />Resolution <br />In general, expression of desire or intent. Legal order by a government entity. <br />Revenues <br />Funds, received from various sources and treated as income to the City, which are used to finance <br />expenditures. Examples are tax payments, fees for services, receipts from other governments, fines, grants, <br />licenses, permits, shared revenue and interest income. <br />Right-of-Way <br />A public designation for space needed to accommodate streets, public utilities and other public facilities. <br />Rollover <br />Similar to carryover, used primarily in adjusting anticipated or budgeted amounts in the future years to <br />actual amounts. <br />Salary and Wages <br />An employee’s monetary compensation for employment. <br />Salary Savings <br />Salary savings reflect personnel cost savings resulting from vacancies and as a result of employee turnover. <br />The amount of budgeted salary savings is generally based upon experience. <br />Service <br />Work done by one person that benefits another. <br />Service Departments <br />Sections, programs or departments of an on-going organization giving service. <br />Special District <br />A designated geographic area established to provide a specialized service (e.g., Landscape Maintenance <br />District). <br />Special Revenue Fund <br />A governmental fund type used to account for specific revenues that are legally restricted to expenditures <br />for particular purposes.