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The City of Fairport Adopted the Following Budget for Fiscal

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The City of Fairport adopted the following budget for fiscal year 2017:
 Anticipated Revenues:  Property Taxes $4,040,000 Licenses and Permits 510,000 Fines and Forfeits 402,000 Total $4,952,000 Approved spending levels:  General Government $1,650,000 Public Safety 2,300,000 Public Works 1,085,000 Total $5,035,000\begin{array}{lr}\text { Anticipated Revenues: }\\\text { Property Taxes } & \$ 4,040,000 \\\text { Licenses and Permits } & 510,000 \\\text { Fines and Forfeits } & \underline{402,000} \\\text { Total } & \$ 4,952,000\\\\\text { Approved spending levels: }\\\text { General Government } & \$ 1,650,000 \\\text { Public Safety } & 2,300,000 \\\text { Public Works } & \underline{1,085,000} \\\text { Total } & \$ 5,035,000\end{array}
In addition, the City reported the following actual amounts for the same fiscal year.
 Revenues:  Property Taxes $4,065,000 Licenses and Permits 496,000 Fines and Forfeits $411,000   Total $4,972,000 Encumbrances - Current Year  General Government $1,501,000 Public Safety 2,380,000 Public Works $995,000   Total $4,876,000 Encumbrances - Current Year   Public Safety $117,000 Expenditures related to 2016$10,000 ecumbrances\begin{array}{lr}\text { Revenues: } & \\\text { Property Taxes } & \$ 4,065,000 \\\text { Licenses and Permits } & 496,000 \\\text { Fines and Forfeits } & \underline{\$ 411,000} \\~~\text { Total } & \$ 4,972,000\\\\\text { Encumbrances - Current Year } & \\\text { General Government } & \$ 1,501,000 \\\text { Public Safety } & 2,380,000 \\\text { Public Works } & \underline{\$ 995,000} \\~~\text { Total } & \$ 4,876,000\\\\\text { Encumbrances - Current Year } & \\~\text { Public Safety } & \$ 117,000 \\\\\text { Expenditures related to } 2016 & \$ 10,000\\\text{ ecumbrances}\end{array}
Required: Prepare a budgetary comparison schedule for the City for the year ended December 31, 2017 assuming the fund balance of the General Fund budgetary basis) was $627,000 at January 1, 2017. No "original budget" column is required. Include a "variance" column.

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