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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During the year ended May 31, 2025, the Village’s Water District Fund reported an increase in
  fund balance of $25,145, resulting in an ending fund balance of $664,500.  Of this total, $150,111
  is restricted to fund future capital improvements  and $514,389  is reported as assigned fund
  balance for the specific operations of this fund.

  During the year ended May 31, 2025, the Village’s Sewer Fund reported an increase in fund
  balance of $256,076, resulting in an ending fund balance of $1,072,214.  Of this total, $308,604 is
  restricted to fund capital improvements arid $763,610 is reported as assigned fund balance for
  the
  specific operations of this fund.  ‘
  During the year ended May 31, 2025, the Village’ Capital Projects Fund reported a decrease in
  fund balance of $2,391,599, resulting in an ending fund balance of negative $2,768,299. Of this
  total, $1,777,486 is reported as restricted fund balance as unspent cash in the fund to be used to
  fund future capital projects and negative $4,545,785 is reported as assigned fund balance for the
  specific operations of this fund. The Village is currently pursuing grant financing options to fund
  the short-fall in this fund.
 General Fund Budgetary Highlights

The budget is allowed to be amended upward (increased) for additional current year appropriat
  ions
supported by an increase in budgeted revenues. A budgetary comparison schedule within the required
supplementary information section of this report has been provided to demonstrate compliance
  with the
budget.

A summary of the General Fund results of operations for the year ended May 31, 2025 is presented below
in Table 3.

Table 3 — General Fund Budget

  Budgeted Amounts  Variance with
  Original  Final  Actual  Final Budget
  Revenues  $  1,968,839  2,005,811  2,082,744  76,933
  Expenditures  2,168,839  2,205,811  1,706,300  499,511
 Excess of revenues over
 expenditures  -  $  (200,000)  (200,000)  376,444  576,444

Original budget compared to final budget — During the year there was a net increase in appropriat
  ions
between the original budget and the final amended budget due to supplemental appropriations for
  various
unanticipated departmental expenditures.

Final budget compared to actual results — A review of actual revenues and expenditures compared
  to
the estimated revenues and appropriations in the formal budget yields certain variances. The General
Fund realized a positive budget variance of $48,075 for departmental. income and a negative budget
variance of $40,024 for intergovernmental charges, among other less significant variances. Additionall
  y,
the General Fund realized positive budget variances of $163,775 for general government support
expenditures, $80,009 for public safety expenditures, $75,305 for transportation expenditures,
  $65,933 for
employee benefit expenditures, and $29,891 for culture and recreation expenditures among other
  less
significant variances.

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