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1
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True/False: Due from State of NJ for Senior Citizen Deductions can be anticipated as a revenue in C/F budget as non-cash surplus

A

True

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2
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True/False: Trust assessment cash is first pledged to retirement of serial bonds

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True

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3
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True/False: Municipal Library Levy is paid quarterly

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True

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4
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Budget Transfers from CIF are not permitted

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True

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5
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Corrective Action Plan Format

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Finding/Condition; Recommendation; Explanation & Corrective Action; Implementation Date

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6
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Who mails out local tax assessment bills?

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Tax Collector

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7
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Oversight over PERS and PFRS

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Department of Treasury

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8
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Adoption of Corrective Action Plan

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60 Days of receipt of audit report

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9
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Developer Escrow - Greater that $1000

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CFO required to provide a monthly statement to developer

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10
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One Tax Point is Equal to

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One ten thousandth of net valuation

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11
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Duties of LFB

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-Defaults on Bonds; Tax Collection Rate less than 70%; Cash Deficit of tax levy in excess of 4% for 2 consecutive years

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12
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Residents request to inspect vouchers

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-must be made available immediately

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13
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Financial Disclosure Forms

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  • Income>$2000
  • Gifts > $400
  • Property within NJ
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14
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True/False: SDS files between the 1st and 2nd reading of bond ordinance

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-False

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15
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True/False: Three different bond ordinances are introduced at one public meeting only one SDS is required

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-True

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16
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True/False: The anticipated revenue for Receipts from Delinquent Taxes is limited to the revenue realized in previous year.

A

False - Calculation on AFS Sheet 26

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17
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True/False: ADS is due upon introduction of bond ordinance

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False

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18
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True/False: The cash management plan can be amended anytime

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True

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19
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True/False: Federal single audit is required if Federal Grant expenditures equals or exceeds $750,000

A

True

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20
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Net Debt Equations

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Net Debt = Gross Debt - Deductions

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21
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Securities that can be converted into cash

A

Liquidity

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22
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Chairperson of LFB

A

Director of DLGS

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23
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Unclaimed, old escrow accounts

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Escheat to the state of NJ as unclaimed property

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24
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True/False: Interest on Utility Assessment Debt is appropriated in the C/F

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False - (if just assessment debt then true)

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25
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Vote required for budget transfers

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2/3 majority vote

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26
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True/False: In regard to use of P-Cards, under no circumstance may a transaction exceed 15% of bid threshold

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-False - Can exceed if you have a QPA

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27
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True/False: Pursuant to Local Budget Law, municipalities permitted to overspend a legal line item appropriation if the overall C/f budget remains in a surplus position

A

False

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28
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Excess in Animal Control Fund at year end

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Due to C/F and recorded to MRNA

29
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Does Director approve budget transfers?

30
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Public Sale of Bonds

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-If over $1,000,000

31
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True/False: The unexpended balance of debt service must be cancelled by resolution

32
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True/False: An emergency note can be issued in anticipation of taxes in a fiscal year

33
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True/False: Capital Budget must be adopted by a majority of the governing body

A

False - 2/3 vote

34
Q

True/False: Municipalities are permitted to negotiate with a vendor after 2 attempts, responses to bids were too high, or no bids submitted

35
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True/False: Trust assessment fund cash is less than the required amount to retire debt service, a required appropriation in C/F budget is necessary to cover the deficit

36
Q

The number of miles of roads paved in terms of expenditures would be an example of which type of budgeting

A

Performance Base Budgeting

37
Q

Which does not have to be included in a bond ordinance

A

Maturity schedule for bonds

38
Q

Budget transfers in the last two month of calendar year requires which vote?

A

2/3 of full

39
Q

Which of the following would not be included in specs for banking services?

A

DLGS approval of specs

40
Q

Which does not create a deferred charge?

A

Prepaid taxes applied to Taxes Receivable

41
Q

Best Practices on municipal website

A
  • Last 3 years of adopted budgets
  • Current year proposed municipal budget
  • most recent financial statements and audit
42
Q

Equalized valuation

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Represents true value of all taxable property in municipality

43
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Derivatives

A

Not a permissable investment

44
Q

Budget Transfers during last two months may not be made to:

A
  • Deferred Charges
  • RUT
  • Down Payment on Improvements
  • CIF
45
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Period of Usefulness to exceed

46
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DLGS must approve

A
  • Petty Cash Fund
  • Change in Title or Text
  • Dedication by Rider
  • Emergency App in excess of 3% of operating appropriations
47
Q

Borrowing capacity is based on

48
Q

Patrol Cars

A

-Not Bondable - Recently Changed - now are bondable

49
Q

Can sell bonds privately

A

-Except if over $1,000,000

50
Q

Eligible Shared Services

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  • Joint Collection of Taxes
  • Joint Municipal Court
  • Joint Solid Waste Collection/Disposal
51
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True/False: Dedication by rider must be accounted for in C/F

52
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True/False: Special Improvement Districts Budget must be approved by governing body

53
Q

Budget Message should contain:

A

-explanation of appropriation and levy CAPs and listing of appropriations split by CAP

54
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Correct procedure to adopt budget

A
  • Introduction & Approval
  • Advertisement
  • Public Hearing
  • Amendments
  • Advertising & Public Hearing on Amendments
  • Adoption
55
Q

If municipality does not have ethics board

A

LFB would act as Ethics Board

56
Q

What is the official budget to be adopted

A

Line Item Budget

57
Q

True/False: Payment of Utility Assessment Bond Principal recorded as an expenditure in the Utility Assessment Trust Fund

58
Q

Which is not a proper way to distribute a tax overpayment?

A

Apply to Amount to be Raised by Taxation

59
Q

True/False: Town Administrator can be enrolled in DCRP as opposed to PERS

60
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True/False: 2010 CAP eliminated the add-on increases to the RUT

61
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True/False: Transitional Aid must demonstrate that user fees have been established for discretionary services, so that taxpayers are not subsidizing non-essential programs

62
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True/False: Unexpended bond proceeds may not be appropriated to fund additional capital improvement projects with a shorter useful life.

63
Q

Storm Recovery Trust/Reserve

A

-Used for salt and sand purchases, snow removal and salary and wages

64
Q

Local Assessment receivable for each parcel of property is whose responsibility

A

Tax Collector

65
Q

Trust Assessment Cash first pledged to

A

Retirement of Serial Bonds

66
Q

In what fund is gross utility debt reflected in?

A

Water Capital Fund

67
Q

Amount of dedicated revenue is not subject to a reasonably accurate estimate in advance

A

Dedication by Rider

68
Q

Method of accounting transactions is

A

Modified Accrual Basis

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