Southtowns Record

4/21/26 Board Packet

Government
Village of Gowanda
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Public safety, Budget and taxes, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Audits and oversight, Roads and traffic, Zoning and land use

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a  Grnail  Traci Hopkins <[email protected]>

  Village of Gowanda's 2025 Fiscal Stress Score
  !  1 message

  AFRfile <[email protected]>
  To; "[email protected]”  <[email protected]>
  [email protected]" <[email protected]>

  Dear Treasurer Hopkins:

  The Office of the State Comptroller uses the Fiscal Stress Monitoring System to examine the annual financial information reported by
  your Village. This analysis provides an objective assessr
  .  As of February 27, 2026, our review of the 2025 Annual Financia! Report (AFR) for your Village has been completed. Detailed information about
  your Village's fiscal stress condition is availab
  Your Village's fiscal stress scores and designations are summarized below:

  Fiseai Stress  Environmental Stress

  FYE  Score  Designation  Score  Designation

  2023  0.0  No Designation  | 16.7  No Designation

  2024  0.0  No Designation  | 40.0  Moderate Environmental Sires

  2025  0.0  No Designation  | 20.0  No Designation

  We encourage you to closely monitor your financial condition in the current and upcoming budget cycles. Our self-assessment tool allows
  you to calculate fiscal stress scores based on currer
  Fiscal stress scores for all non-calendar fiscal year-end local governments will be released to the public in the near future and you may
  receive questions about your score/designation as well
  More information about the System is available on our website.

  Please contact the Data Management Unit at 866-321-8503, option 4 with any questions.

  Sincerely,

!  Edward J. Burgess IV

  Director of Municipal Audits
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