Southtowns Record

3/10/26 Board Packet ​

Government
Village of Gowanda
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Budget and taxes, Audits and oversight, Water, sewer and drainage, Public safety, Parks and recreation, Zoning and land use, Roads and traffic, Housing

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A summary of governmental fund expenditures for the year ended May
  31, 2025 and 2024 is presented.
  below in Table 2.

  Table 2— Summary of Governmental Fund Expenditures

  Year Ended
  May 31,
  Unaudited
  2025  2024
  Current:
  General government support  S$  416,102  432,166
  Public safety  345,694  387,331
  Transportation  609,860  594,146
  Culture and recreation  54,703  44,504
  Home and community services  9,030,691  2,445,175
  Employee benefits  370,089  357,686.
  Debt service:
  Principal  201,902.  364,952
  Interest  132,066  66,744
  Total expenditures  $11,161,107  4,692,704

The Village’s most significant expenditure items for the year
  ended May 31, 2025 were home and
community services (infrastructure spending) of $9,030,691,
  or 81 percent of. total expenditures,
transportation. expenditures of $609,860, or 5 percent of total expendit
  ures, and general government
support of $416,102, or 4 percent of total expenditures.

The Village’s most significant expenditure items for the year ended
  May 31, 2024 were home and
community services (infrastructure spending) of $2,445,175, or 52% of
  total expenditures, transportation
expenditures of $594,146, or 14 percent of total expenditures,
  and general government support of
$432,166, or 10 percent of total expenditures.

At May 31, 2025 and 2024, the General Fund reported ending
  fund balance amounts of $1,836,932 and
$1,460,488 respectively. Approximately 63 percent and 69 percent,
  or $1,163,094 and $1,006,254 of
these total amounts constitutes unassigned fund balance at May 31,
  2025 and 2024 respectively, which is
available for spending at the government's discretion.  The General Fund reported $350,000 and
$200,000 of assigned find balance at May 31, 2025 and 2024 respectively
  and $323,838 and $254,234 of
restricted fund balance at May 31, 2025 and 2024 respectively.

A discussion of the Village's other major funds follows:

  During the year ended May 31, 2025, the fund balance in the Village’
  s Community Development
  Fund decreased by $5,861 ftom the prior year, resulting in an ending
  fund balance of $703,485.
  Of this amount, $305,500 is restricted to fund the maintenance and upkeep
  of the Peter Cooper
  site  (see  footnote  13)  and  $397,985  is reported  as  assigned  fund  balance  for the  specific
  operations of this fund.  :