Financial Policy Challenge - Reserve Policies
Financial Policy Examples - Reserves
Submissions from Financial Policy Challenge
Budgeting and Forecasting
Reserve Policy Template
This template provides the basics of a reserve policy. You can adjust this policy to fit your government’s needs.
A Risk-Based Analysis of General Fund Reserve Requirements
This case study of Colorado Spring's risk-based assessment of reserve requirements starts out by identifying general risk factors. It then identifies primary risk factors -- revenue volatility, infrastructure upkeep, and vulnerability to extreme events -- and secondary risk factors before explaining the GFOA's findings and recommendations for the city.
Financial Policy Challenge
GFOA's financial policy challenge is a broad effort to encourage members to adopt and share financial policies that are essential to a strong financial foundation.