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2007 L L L L l l L L l L l l L L L l L L L New Hackensack Fire District Town of Wappinger County of Dutchess Audit Report December 31,2007 ~ ROBERT G. SHEPHEARD JR.. C.EA., EC. C.rtifi.J p./J;c Accoantant 488 FREEDOM PLAINS ROAD. SUITE 122 . POUGHKEEPSIE. N.Y. 12603 L L L L L L l l ROBERT G. SHEPHEARD JR.. C.P.A. DWIGHT TOWNSEND. ENROLLED AGENT PHONE: (845) 485-3000 FAX: (845) 485-3257 Board of Fire Commissioners New Hackensack Fire District. 217 Myers Corners Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of the New Hackensack Fire District as of December 31, 2007 and the related statements of revenues and expenditures and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the organization's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit. l l L L l We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. L In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the New Hackensack Fire District as of December 31, 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. a., ~g;.a. ..t( L L .L Robert G. Shepheard Jr. CPA P.C. June 27, 2008 ~, ~ L. .. ~ L l L L L L Assets Cash - Checking Cash - Money Market Funds Cash - Certificates of Deposit Total Assets Liabilities Accounts Payable Fund Balance Unrestricted Restricted Total Fund Balance l Total Liabilities and Fund Balance ~ L L L L l l L l L L L New Hackensack Fire District Balance Sheet December 31, 2007 Exhibit A Reserve Funds General Land and Fund Aooaratus BuildinQ Reoairs Total $ 18,100 $ - $ 204,207 $ - $ 222,307 4,843 1,350 20,641 26,834 166,029 732,071 837,344 1,735,444 $ 188,972 $ 733,421 $1,041,551 $ 20,641 $1,984,585 $ 3,425 $ - $ - $ - $ 3,425 $ 185,547 $ - $ - $ - $ 185,547 733,421 1,041,551 20,641 1,795,613 $ 185,547 $733,421 $1,041,551 $ 20,641 $1,981,160 $ 188,972 $733,421 $1,041,551 $ 20,641 $1,984,585 See Accountant's Letter Robert G. Shepheard Jr. CPA P.C. ~ L L l L Revenues Real Property Taxes Interest Income Transfers To Reserve Funds Other Revenues Total Revenues L L l Expenditures Personal Services Fire Equipment Fire - Contractual Expenditures Employee Benefits Transfers To Reserve Funds Total Expenditures Excess Revenues over Expenditures L Fund Balance, January 1, 2007 Fund Balance, December 31, 2007 L L L l L L L L L. .< L New Hackensack Fire District Statement of Revenues and Expenditures For the Year Ended December 31,2007 Exhibit B Reserve Funds General Buildings Fund Apparatus & Grounds Repairs Total $ 996,388 $ - $ - $ - $ 996,388 14,439 31,204 37,680 297 83,620 98,106 257,754 355,860 37,464 37,464 $1,048,291 $ 129,310 $ 295,434 $ 297 $1,473,332 $ 135,103 $ - $ - $ - $ 135,103 66,049 87,919 153,968 343,330 343,330 84,158 84,158 355,860 355,860 $ 984,500 $ - $ 87,919 $ - $1,072,419 $ 63,791 $ 129,310 $ 207,515 $ 297 $ 400,913 121,756 604,111 834,036 20,344 1,580,247 $ 185,547 $ 733,421 $1,041,551 $ 20,641 $ 1,981,160 See Accountant's Letter Robert G. Shepheard Jr. CPA P.C. .. L p.; l L '!j ~ Cash Flows from Ooeratina Activities Excess Revenue over Expenditures Increase ( Decrease) in: Accounts Payable Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities t .. Net Increase ( decrease) in Cash L Cash, January 1, 2007 ! L Cash, December 31, 2007 L L .~ ~ .. L L L L L L L ,< .. New Hackensack Fire District Statement of Cash Flows F or the Year Ended December 31, 2007 Exhibit C Reserve Funds General Buildings Fund Aooaratus & Grounds Reoairs Total $ 63,791 $ 129,310 $ 207,515 $ 297 $ 400,913 3,425 3,425 $ 67,216 $ 129,310 $ 207,515 $ 297 $ 404,338 $ 67,216 $ 129,310 $ 207,515 $ 297 $ 404,338 121,756 604,111 834,036 20,344 1,580,247 $ 188,972 $ 733,421 $1,041,551 $ 20,641 $ 1,984,585 See Accountant's Letter Robert G. Shepheard Jr. CPA P.C. ~. L L L L L l L L L L ~ L L L L L L. L L L Exhibit D New Hackensack Fire District Notes to Financial Statements For The Year Ended December 31,2007 Note 1 Basis Presentation Prior to 2006, the Fire District maintained its records on a single-entry cash basis of accounting, as prescribed by the State Comptroller in the Uniform System of Accounts for Fire Districts. Due to recent legislation as enacted by the Office of the State Controller, the Fire District is required to maintain its financial records and report its financial activity using a modified accrual basis of accounting, with one exception, as stated below: 1. A general fixed assets group of accounts, used to record the fixed assets of the district, is not maintained. Fund AccountinQ The district's accounting system is organized on a fund basis. Each fund is an independent fiscal entity designed to provide for an accounting of resources available to the district, the purpose of which is to provide services to the general public in accordance with specific regulations, restrictions and limitations. A description of the types of funds used herein follows: 1. General Fund - is used to account for all transactions of the district except those required to be segregated or otherwise restricted by law. 2. Reserve Fund - are used for specific purposes as establised by the Board of Commissioners, Le., Fire Apparatus Additions and Building and Ground Improvements. Service Award Proaram The fire district retains a program administrator for its service award program. As of December 31,2007, the service award program had assets and liabilities of $ 564,234. See Accountant's Letter Robert G. Shepheard Jr. CPA P.C.