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MATTITUCK FIRE DISTRICT
~ AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year Ended December 31, 2012
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 1-2
~ FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Balance Sheet -Governmental Fund 3
• Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance -Governmental Fund 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities -Fiduciary Fund 5
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Notes to Financial Statements 6-20
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
~ General Fund -Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balance -Budget and Actual 21
General Fund -Schedule of Detailed Expenditures and
Appropriations 22-23
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OTHER REPORT
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on
Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial
Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards 24-25
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CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
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To Board of Fire Commissioners
Mattituck Fire District
Mattituck, New York
f Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Mattituck Fire District, New York which comprise the
Balance Sheet -Governmental Fund, Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance -
Governmental Fund, the Statement of Assets and liabilities -Fiduciary Fund, and the related notes to the
financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012.
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Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance
with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Office of the New York State Comptroller's, Uniform
System of Accounts for Fire Districts. Management is also responsible for the design, implementation, and
~ maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are
free from material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Auditors' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our
~ audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the
standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller
General of the United States. 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 involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors' judgment, including the assessment of
~ the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Mattituck Fire District, New York's preparation
and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Mattituck Fire
District, New York's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating
the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates
~ made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit
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Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
As described in Note 1C, these financial statements are prepared on the accounting practices prescribed or
A permitted by the Office of the New York State Comptroller's, Uniform System of Accounts for Fire Districts which
is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The effects on the financial statements of the variances between the regulatory basis of accounting described in
Note 1 C and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, although not reasonably
determinable, are presumed to be material.
Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
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In our opinion, because of the significance of the matter discussed in the Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles paragraph, the financial statements referred to above do not present
fairly, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the financial
position of the Mattituck Fire District, New York as of December 31, 2012, or changes in financial position for the
year then ended.
~ Opinion on Regulatory Basis of Accounting
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to in the first paragraph present fairly, in all material respects,
the assets, liabilities and fund balance of the Mattituck Fire District, New York as of December 31, 2012, and the
change in fund balance for the year then ended, in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or
permitted by the Office of the New York State Comptroller's, Uniform System of Accounts for Fire Districts as
described in Note 1C.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
The accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Office of the New York State Comptroller's, Uniform
• System of Accounts for Fire Districts which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires that the accompanying financial information listed as required
supplementary information in the table of contents be presented to supplement the financial statements. Such
information, although not a part of the financial statements, is required by the accounting practices prescribed or
permitted by the Office of the New York State Comptroller's, Uniform System of Accounts for Fire Districts which
is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America,
~ which consider it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the financial statements in an
appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the
required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America, which consisted of inquires of management about the methods of preparing the information
and comparing the information for consistency with management's responses to our inquiries, the financial
statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the financial statements. We do not express
~ an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with
sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated June 19, 2013 on our
consideration of the Mattituck Fire District, New York's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests
~ of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other
matters. The purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial
reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on internal control over
financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with
Government Auditing Standards in considering the Mattituck Fire District, New York's internal control over
financial reporting and compliance.
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GOVERNMENTAL FUND
~ GENERAL FUND
BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2012
ASSETS
~ Cash $ 619,478
Cash in special reserves 1,124,117
Total Assets $ 1,743,595
. LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 61,996
Accrued expenses 7,727
Total Liabilities 69,723
FUND EQUITY
~ Restricted 1,124,117
Assigned 178,000
Unassigned 371,755
Total Fund Equity 1,673,872
• Total Liabilities and Fund Equity $ 1,743,595
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GOVERNMENTAL FUND
` GENERAL FUND
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
Year Ended December 31, 2012
REVENUES
Real property taxes $ 1,793,800
Interest and earnings 2,086
Sale of apparatus and equipment 10,500
Insurance recoveries and refunds 11,536
Refund of prior year's expenses 19,761
Miscellaneous income 30
Total Revenues 1,837,713
EXPENDITURES
Personal services 181,723
Equipment and capital outlay 74,853
Fire protection 505,529
Employee benefits 401,337
Debt service 260,099
Total Expenditures 1,423,541
Net Change in Fund Balance 414,172
Fund Balance at Beginning of Year 1,259,700
Fund Balance at End of Year $ 1,673,872
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FIDUCIARY FUND
• STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2012
Agency
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ASSETS
Service award program assets $ 2,948,123
Total Assets $ 2,948,123
+ LIABILITIES
Service awards $ 2,948,123
Total Liabilities $ 2,948,123
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Mattituck Fire District (the "District"), which was established in 1905, is governed by Town Law and other
general laws of the State of New York. The governing body of the District is the Board of Fire Commissioners
which consists of five commissioners all of whom are elected to five year terms. The primary function of the
District is to provide fire protection services to the community. Services such as firefighting, fire prevention, and
public education support the primary function.
The more significant of the District's accounting policies are described below.
A. REPORTING ENTITY
! The financial reporting entity includes all functions and activities over which the elected officials exercise
responsibility. No other governmental organizations have been included or excluded from the reporting
entity.
B. FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
~ The financial statements of the District have not been prepared in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) as applied to governmental units. The District
prepares these financial statements on a prescribed basis of accounting that demonstrates compliance
with the regulatory basis of accounting and budget laws of the State of New York, which is a
comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America.
~ The accounts of the District are organized on the basis of funds, each of which is considered a separate
accounting entity. The operations of each fund are accounted for with a separate set of self-balancing
accounts that comprise its assets, liabilities, fund balances, revenues, and expenditures, which are
segregated far the purpose of carrying on specfic activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance
with special regulations, restrictions or limitations. The various funds are presented by type in the fund
financial statements. Accordingly, the District maintains the following fund types:
Governmental Funds -Governmental funds are those through which most governmental functions are
financed. The acquisition, use and balances of expendable financial resources and the related liabilities
are accounted for through governmental funds. The measurement focus of the governmental funds is
upon determination of financial position and changes in financial position.
! The District reports the following governmental fund:
General Fund -the principal operating fund of the District which includes all receipts and
disbursements not required to be included in other funds.
Fiduciary Fund -the Fiduciary Fund is used to account for assets held by the District in a trustee
! capacity or as an agent for individuals, private organizations, and other governments.
The District reports the following fiduciary fund:
Aoencv Fund -used to account for money (andlor property) received and held in a custodial
capacity of trustee, custodian, or agent.
~ C. MEASUREMENT FOCUS, BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
Measurement focus refers to what is being measured; basis of accounting refers to when revenues and
expenditures are recognized in the accounts and reported in the financial statements. Basis of accounting
relates to the timing of the measurement made, regardless of the measurement focus applied.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
C. MEASUREMENT FOCUS, BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
(continued)
The DisVict follows the accounting principles as described in the Fire DisVict Accounting and Reporting
Manual issued by the Office of the New York State CompVoller. Under this system the DisVict's
governmental activities use a current financial resources measurement focus and are accounted for using
the mod~ed accrual basis of accounting. Under this basis of accounting, revenues are recognized in the
accounting period in which they are available and measurable, and expenditures will generally be
recognized in the accounting period in which the liability is actually incurred. Available means collectible
• within the current period or soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current period. This
basis of accounting differs from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
for governments as promulgated by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
D. ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY
1. CASH IN SPECIAL RESERVES
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Cash balances of the Capital Reserve for Building and Grounds and the Capital Reserve for Apparatus
are classed as cash in special reserves because the use of these funds is restricted by New York
State General Municipal Law.
2. RECEIVABLES
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Receivables are recorded and revenues recognized as earned or as specific program expenditures are
incurred.
3. CAPITAL ASSETS
` All capital assets with an original cost of $500 or more are valued at historical cost or estimated
historical costs 'rf actual is unavailable, except for donated capital assets which are recorded at their
estimated fair value at the date of donation. Depreciation is provided over the assets' estimated useful
lives using the straight-line method of depreciation. The range of estimated useful lives by type of asset
is as follows:
• Buildings 20-50 years
InfrasVucture 40 years
Vehicles and related equipment 5-20 years
Equipment 5-20 years
In accordance with the Accounting and Reporting Manual for the Fire Districts, issued by the Office of
the New York State CompVoller, depreciation expense is not recorded the District's governmental
• funds and instead it is disclosed in the notes to the financial statements along with the District's
changes in capital assets. Additional information related to capital assets is disclosed in Note 3B to the
financial statements.
4. PROPERTY TAXES
• Property taxes are collected by the Town of Southold on behalf of the District. Payments from the Town
of Southold are normally received at various intervals during the year.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
D. ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY (continued)
5. FUND EQUITY
~ In the fund financials statements, governmental funds report aggregate amounts for five class cations
of fund balances based on the constraints imposed on the use of these resources; they are 1)
nonspendable, 2) resVicted 3) committed, 4) assigned, or 5) unassigned.
1) Nonspendable fund balance includes amounts that cannot be spent because they are either (a)
not in spendable form (i.e. prepaid items or inventories), or (b) will not convert to cash within the
~ current period (i.e. long term receivables and financial assets held for resale), or (c) legally or
contractually required to be maintained intact (i.e. the principal of a permanent fund). The
District did not have non-spendable fund balance at December 31, 2012.
The spendable portion of the fund balance comprises the remaining four classifications: resVicted,
committed, assigned, and unassigned.
~ 2) Restricted fund balance reflects the constraints imposed on resources either (a) externally by
creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments; or (b) imposed by
law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.
The District has established the following restricted funds balances:
• Capital Reserve for Buildings and Grounds (GML &6-g) -The reserve is established by a
resolution of the Board of Fire Commissioners and may not take effect until approved by a
vote of the qualified electors of the District (i.e., mandatory referendum). The reserve
established for the construction and repair of District buildings and grounds is funded by
budgetary appropriations and revenues not required by law to be paid into any other fund or
account. The reserve is accounted for in the General Fund.
~ Capital Reserve for Apparatus (GML &6-g) -The reserve is established by a resolution of the
Board of Fire Commissioners and may not take effect until approved by a vote of the
qual~ed electors of the District (i.e., mandatory referendum). The reserve established for the
purchase and repair of District equipment and apparatus is funded by budgetary
appropriations and revenues not required by law to be paid into any other fund or account.
~ The reserve is accounted for in the General Fund.
3) Committed fund balance reflects amounts that can only be used for specific purposes by a
government using its highest and most binding level of decision making authority. The Board of
Fire Commissioners is not empowered to establish local law; accordingly, the District will not
have committed fund balance.
• 4) Assigned fund balance reflects the amounts constrained by the District's "intent" tq be used for
specific purposes, but are neither restricted nor committed. The Board of Fire Commissioners
has the authority to assign amounts to be used for specific purposes.
5) Unassigned fund balance includes all other General Fund amounts that do not meet the
definition of the above four classifications and are deemed to be available for general use by the
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When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, the District uses restricted
resources first, and then unrestricted resources -assigned and unassigned - in order as needed.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
D. ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY (continued)
6. ENCUMBRANCES
Encumbrance accounting, under which purchase orders, contracts and other commitments for the
expenditure of monies are recorded for budgetary control purpose, is employed in the governmental
funds. Encumbrances are reported as restrictions, commitments, or assignments of fund balances
since they do not constitute expenditures or liabilities. Expenditures for such commitments are recorded
in the period in which the liability is incurred.
~ 7. USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with a prescribed basis of accounting that
demonstrates compliance with the regulatory basis of accounting and budget laws of the State of New
York, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions
~ that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has evaluated subsequent events for disclosure and/or recognition in the financial
statements through the date of the financial statements.
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2. STEWARDSHIP COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
A. BUDGETARY INFORMATION
The District prepares an annual budget for the General Fund which is approved by the Board of Fire
~ Commissioners. The budget is then submitted to the Town of Southold for inclusion in the Town Budget
and a public hearing is held thereon. The budget is not subject to referendum. Any revisions to the annual
budget are adopted by resolution of the Board of Fire Commissioners.
The budget is adopted annually on a prescribed basis of accounting that demonstrates compliance with
the regulatory basis of accounting and budget laws of the State of New York, which is a comprehensive
• basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Appropriations authorized for the current year are increased by the amount of encumbrances, if any,
carried forward from the prior year.
B. REAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY CAP
New York State has enacted Chapter 97, Laws of 2011 Real Property Tax Levy Cap and Mandate Relief
~ Provisions, which includes a 2.00% property tax cap for municipalities, most school districts, and a host of
other independent taxing entities such as library, water, and fire districts. For fiscal years, beginning in
2012 and lasting through at least June 15, 2016, no local government, school district, or independent
taxing entity is authorized to increase its property tax levy by more than 2.00% or the rate of inflation
(whichever is less). Local governments can exceed the tax levy limit by a 60% vote of the governing body
and annually adopting a local law. In the case of independent taxing entities such as fire districts, a
~ resolution approved by a vote of 60% of the total voting power of the Board of Fire Commissioners is
needed to override such limit for the coming fiscal year only. School districts can exceed the tax levy limit
only by a 60% favorable vote by the school district's budget voters. There are permitted exceptions and
adjustments. The District has complied with this law in adopting its 2012 budget.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
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2. STEWARDSHIP COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY (continued)
C. CAPITAL RESERVES
The District has established a Capital Reserve for Buildings and Grounds and a Capital Reserve for
Apparatus. A summary of activity in each of the District's Capital Reserve Funds is as follows:
Capital Reserve for Building and Grounds
The Board of Fire Commissioners established a capital reserve for construction and repairs to
building and grounds. A summary of activity in the Building and Grounds Capital Reserve Fund for
the year ended December 31, 2012 is as follows:
~ Fund Balance at beginning of year $ 258,573
Transfer from General Fund appropriations 45,240
Interest earned on reserve cash 289
Expenditures (2.095)
Fund Balance at end of year $ 302.007
! Capital Reserve for Apparatus
The Board of Fire Commissioners established a capital reserve for purchases and repairs
associated with apparatus and equipment. A summary of activity in the Apparatus Reserve Fund for
the year ended December 31, 2012 is as follows:
Fund Balance at beginning of year $ 639,521
Transfer from General Fund appropriations 163,000
Refund of prior year expense 18,795
Interest earned on reserve cash 794
Fund Balance at end of year S 822.110
~ 3. DETAILED NOTES
A. CASH AND CASH IN SPECIAL RESERVES
Custodial Credit Risk - Deoosits -Custodial credit risk for deposits exists when, in the event of the failure
of a depository financial institution, a government may be unable to recover deposits, or recover wllateral
~ securities that are in possession of an outside agency. The District's investment policies are governed by
State statutes. In addition, the District has its own investment policy. District monies must be deposited in
FDIC-insured commercial banks or trust companies located within the State. The Treasurer is authorized
to use demand accounts and cert~cates of deposit. Permissible investments include obligations of the
United States treasury and United States agencies, and obligations of New York State or its localities.
~ Collateral is required for demand and time deposits at 105% of all deposits not covered by federal deposit
insurance. Obligations that may be pledged as collateral are obligations of the United States and its
agencies and obligations of the State or its municipalities.
Deposits are required to be disclosed as exposed to custodial credit riskrf they are not covered by
depository insurance, and the deposits are either:
. • Uncollateralized;
• Collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution in the District's name; or
Collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution's trust department or agent,
but not in the District's name.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
3. DETAILED NOTES (continued)
A. CASH AND CASH IN SPECIAL RESERVES (continued)
At December 31, 2012, the DisUict's bank balances were $1,744,793. Of the District's bank balances,
• $260,537 was covered by federal deposit insurance and $1,484,256 was secured by collateral held by the
District's agent, a third party financial institution, in the DisVict's name.
The DisUict does not typically purchase investments for long enough duration to cause it to believe that it
is exposed to any material interest rate risk.
~ The DisVict does not typically purchase investments dominated in a foreign currency, and is not exposed
to foreign currency risk.
B. CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital assets consist of the following at December 31, 2012:
• Balance Balance
1/1/12 Addftions Deletions 12/31/12
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land $ 386,000 $ 386,000
Construction in progress $ 2,095 2,095
• Total capital assets, not being depreciated 386,000 $ 2,095 $ -0- 388,095
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings 2,610,598 11,900 2,622,498
Infrastructure 437,750 437,750
Vehicles and related equipment 4,009,613 25,763 4,035,376
• Equipment 751,864 23,930 775,794
Total capital assets, being depreciated 7,809,825 61,593 -0- 7,871,418
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings 814,139 65,680 879,819
Infrastructure 285,932 8,249 294,181
• Vehicles and related equipment 2,135,916 210,479 2,346,395
Equipment 438,994 56,563 495,557
Total accumulated depreciation $ 3,674,981 $ 340,971 ~ 4,015,952
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net 3,855,466
~ Total capital assets, net $ 4,243,561
Total depreciation expense 340,971
The DisVict evaluates prominent events or changes in circumstances affecting capital assets to determine
whether impairment of a capital asset has occurred. The District's policy is to record an impairment loss in
~ the period when the DisVict determines that the carrying amount of the asset will not be recoverable. At
December 31, 2012, the District has not recorded any such impairment losses.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
3. DETAILED NOTES (continued)
C. INDEBTEDNESS
LONG TERM DEBT
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The following is a summary of changes in long-term debt transactions for the year ended December 31,
2012:
Balance Balance
1/1/12 Increases Reductions 12131/12
~ General obligation serial bonds $ 765,000 $ 82,000 $ 683,000
Statutory installment bond 108,000 36,000 72,000
Capital lease obligations 439,042 88,059 350,983
$ 1,312,042 $ -0- $ 206,059 $ 1,105,983
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General Obligation Serial Bonds -The District borrows money in order to acquire land, equipment,
construct buildings or make improvements. This enables the cost of these capital assets to be borne by
the present and future taxpayers receiving the benefit of the capital assets. These long-term liabilities are
full faith and credit debt of the District. The provision to be made in future budgets for capital indebtedness
represents the amount, exclusive of interest, authorized to be collected in future years from taxpayers and
others for liquidation of the long-term liabilities. General obligation serial bonds of the District will be repaid
from tax revenues. General obligation serial bonds bear interest at 3.70% and 4.20% and have final
maturity dates through 2019.
The following is a summary of maturity of general obligation serial bonds:
• Final Interest Outstanding
Issue Date Maturity Rate 12131/12
2004 2019 3.70% $ 540,000
2005 2019 4.20% 143,000
$ 683,000
Future principal and interest payments to maturity are as follows:
Year Principal Interest Total
2013 $ 88,000 $ 24,691 $ 112,691
~ 2014 89,000 21,345 110,345
2015 95,000 17,865 112,865
2016 100,000 14,157 114,157
2017 101,000 10,357 111,357
2018-2019 210,000 9,053 219,053
~ $ 683,000 $ 97,468 $ 780,468
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
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3. DETAILED NOTES (continued)
C. INDEBTEDNESS (continued)
LONG TERM DEBT (continued)
~ Statutory Installment Bond -The DisVict borrowed money in order to acquire land through the issuance
of an $180,000 statutory installment bond. This enables the cost of this acquisition to be borne by present
and future taxpayers. This long-term liability is full faith and credit debt of the DisVict. The provision to be
made in future budgets represents the amount, exclusive of interest, authorized to be collected in future
years from taxpayers and others for liquidation of the long-term liabilities. The statutory installment bond
bears interest at 3.20% and has a final maturity date of 2014.
The following is a summary of maturity of the statutory installment bond:
Year Principal Interest Total
2013 $ 36,000 $ 3,456 $ 39,456
• 2014 36,000 2,304 38,304
$ 72,000 $ 5,760 $ 77,760
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS
~ The DisVict entered into a contract to acquire a 95 Foot Aerial Platform fire truck under a capital lease
agreement. The liability for this obligation is payable annually and matures in May 2016. Interest rate is
5.15%. The cost for the underlying equipment was $764,478.
The District has also entered into a conVact to acquire defibrillators. The liability for this obligation is
payable on a monthly basis and matures in June 2013. The interest rate on this obligation is 7.54%. The
~ cost of the underlying equipment is $46,946.
Future principal and interest payments to maturity are as follows:
Year Principal Interest Total
. 2013 $ 85,621 $ 18,570 $ 104,191
2014 85,300 14,212 99,512
2015 89,796 9,716 99,512
2016 90,266 9,246 99,512
$ 350,983 $ 51,744 $ 402,727
~ The actual allocation of principal and interest for the DisVict's capital lease obligations may be different
due to the leasing company recalculating the interest on a daily basis as opposed to a monthly basis as
presented here. Management believes any differences as a result of this presentation are not sign cant.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
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3. DETAILED NOTES (continued)
D. RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Plan Description
• The District participates in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System (ERS) and the
Public Employees' Group Life Insurance Plan, collectively known as NYSLRS. These are cost-sharing
multiple-employer retirement systems. The NYSLRS provides retirement benefits as well as death and
disability benefits.
Obligations of employers and employees to contribute and benefits to employees are governed by the
~ New York State Retirement and Social Security Law (NYSRSSL). As set forth in the NYSRSSL, the
Comptroller of the State of New York (Comptroller) serves as sole trustee and administrative head of the
NYSLRS. The Comptroller shall adopt and may amend rules and regulations for the administration and
Vansaction of the business of the NYSLRS and for the custody and control of its funds. The NYSLRS
issues a publicly available financial report that includes financial statements and required supplemental
information. That report may be found at www.osc.state.ny.us/retire/publications/index.php or obtained by
' writing to the New York State and Local Retirement System, 110 State Street, Albany, NY 12244.
Funding Policv
The NYSLRS are noncontributory except for employees who joined the New York State and Local
Employees' Retirement System after July 27, 1976, who contribute 3.00% of their salary for the first ten
years of membership, and employees who joined on or after January 1, 2010 (ERS) who generally
~ contribute 3.00% of their salary for their entire length of service. Those joining on or after April 1, 2012 are
required to contribute between 3% and 6%, depending upon their salary, throughout active membership.
Under the authority of the NYSRSSL, the Comptroller annually cert~es the actuarially determined rates
expressly used in computing the employers' contributions based on salaries paid during the NYSLRS'
fiscal year ending March 31. Contributions for the current year and two preceding years were equal to
100.00% of the contributions required, and were as follows:
• Percent
Contribution of Covered
Year Amount Payroll
2012 $ 34,783 18.40%
• 2011 $ 28,022 15.60%
2010 $ 14,934 11.20%
Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2010 of the State of New York allows local employers to amortize a portion of
their retirement bill for ten years in accordance with the following stipulations:
• For State fiscal year 2010 - 2011, the amount in excess of the graded rate of 9.50% of employees'
• covered pensionable salaries, with the first payment of those pension costs not due until the fiscal
year succeeding that fiscal year in which the amortization was instituted.
• For subsequent State fiscal years, the graded rate will increase or decrease by up to 1.00%
depending on the gap between the increase or decrease in the NYSLRS's average rate and the
previous graded rate.
~ For subsequent State fiscal years in which the NYSLRS's average rates are lower than the graded
rates, the employer will be required to pay the graded rate. Any additional contributions made will
first be used to pay off existing amortizations, and then any excess will be deposited into a reserve
account and will be used to offset future increases in conUibution rates.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
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3. DETAILED NOTES (continued)
D. RETIREMENT SYSTEM (continued)
The law requires participating employers to make payments on a current basis, while amortizing existing
• unpaid amounts relating to the NYSLRS's fiscal years when the local employer opts to participate in the
program. The District did not participate in this program and therefore has no outstanding liability at
December 31, 2012.
E. FUND BALANCE
The following table provides the detail regarding fund balance categories and classfications for the
~ General Fund which shows the components of restricted and assigned fund balance. The unassigned
fund balance is also shown.
Restricted for:
Capital Reserve for Buildings and Grounds 302,007
Capital Reserve for Apparatus 822,110
Total Restricted 1,124,117
Assigned to:
Capital Reserve for Buildings and Grounds 60,000
Length of Service Award Program contribution 60,000
Purchases on order 58,000
. Total Assigned 178,000
Unassigned 371,755
Total Fund Equity $ 1,673,872
~ 4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
A. RISK MANAGEMENT
The District is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts, theft of, damage to, and destruction of
assets; injuries to employees, errors and omissions; natural disasters, etc. These risks are covered by
commercial insurance purchased from independent third parties. Settled claims from these risks have not
~ exceeded commercial insurance coverage for the past two years. Management believes that all claims
currently pending are either adequately covered by insurance or will not materially affect the financial
position or results of operations of the District.
B. LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM (LOSAP)
The District's financial statements are for the year ended December 31, 2012. The information contained
e' in this note is based on information for the District's Length of Service Award Program (the "Plan") for the
Plan year ended December 31, 2012, which is the most recent Plan year for which complete information is
available.
The District established a defined benefit Plan (referred to as "LOSAP" -Length of Service Award
Program -under Section 457(e)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code) for the active volunteer firefighter
~ members of the Mattituck Fire Department. The program took effect on effective January 1, 1992. The
Plan was established pursuant to Article 11-A of New York State General Municipal Law. The Plan
provides municipally-funded pension-like benefits to facilitate the recruitment and retention of active
volunteer firefighters. The District is the sponsor of the Plan and the Plan administrator (administration
assistance provided Penflex, Inc).
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
•
4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)
B. LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM (LOSAP) (continued)
Plan Description:
•
Participation. Vesting and Service Credit
Active volunteer firefighters who have reached the age of 18 and who have completed one year of
firefighting service are eligible to participate in the Plan. Participants acquire a nonforfeitable right to a
service award after being credited with five years of firefighting service or upon attaining the Plan's
~ entitlement age. The Plan's entitlement age is age 62. In general, an active volunteer firefighter is credited
with a year of firefighting service for each calendar year after the establishment of the Plan in which they
accumulate fifty points. Points are granted for the performance of certain activities in accordance with a
system ("Point System") established by the District on the basis of a statutory list of activities and point
values. A Participant may also receive service credit for five years of active volunteer firefighting service
rendered prior to the establishment of the Plan as an active volunteer firefighter of the Mattituck Fire
Department.
Benefits
A Participant's benefit under the Plan is the actuarial equivalent of a monthly payment for I'rfe equal to $20
multiplied by the Participant's total number of years of firefighting service. The number of years of
firefighting service used to compute the benefit cannot exceed forty. Except in the case of Pre-Entitlement
• Age death or total and permanent disablement, a Participant's benefit will not be paid until the Participant
reaches the Entitlement Age ("EA") of 62. A Participant's benefit is paid as a ten-year certain and
continuous monthly payment I'rfe annuity. Currently, there are no other forms of payment of a Participant's
earned Plan benefit.
The Plan provides statutorily mandated death and disability benefits. The Plan also provides optional line
~ of duty disability benefits. Should a volunteer firefighter of the District become totally and temporarily
disabled, or partially and permanently disabled, as certified by the Workers' Compensation Board or other
competent authority approved by the Board of Fire Commissioners, and the disability occurs during the
course of service as a volunteer, while actively engaged in .providing line of duty services, as defined in
subdivision one of section five of the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law, the firefighter shall receive five
points for each complete calendar month of such disability under the Point System up to the earlier of the
~ date such volunteer is no longer totally and temporarily or partially and permanently disabled or attains the
EA. However, 'rf such disability becomes a permanent and total disability and a Mattituck Fire District
Service Award Program Total and Permanent Disability is awarded on account of such disablement, then
no future points shall be credited under this special line of duty disability benefit provision after the date of
the awarding of such Total and Permanent Disability by the Board of Fire Commissioners.
If a Participant is awarded a Total and Permanent Service Award Program Disability by the Board of Fire
~ Commissioners before attaining the EA for a disability commencing after December 31, 1991, the
Participant is entitled to receive an amount equal to the Participant's Accrued Service Award earned as of
the date such disability payment is awarded by the Board of Fire Commissioners and payable on the first
day of every month for the lifetime of the Participant or for ten years, whichever is greater. Once a
Participant is awarded a Total and Permanent Service Award Program Disability under the Plan
provisions, such Participant shall no longer be eligible to participate in the District's Plan.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
•
4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)
B. LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM (LOSAP) (continued)
Plan Descriotion: (continued)
•
Benefits (continued)
If a Participant dies before attaining the EA, a lump-sum shall be paid to the Participant's designated
beneficiary equal to the discounted actuarial present value of the Participant's Accrued Service Award
earned as of the date of death. If the Participant was an active volunteer firefighter of the District as of the
~ date of death, the minimum death benefit payable to the Participant's designated beneficiary shall be
$20,000.
Participants who are active after attaining the EA and who have commenced receiving their Plan benefit
have the opportunity to earn Plan aedit and to thereby increase their Plan payments. In addition,
Participants who are active at the time of reaching EA receive an additional death benefit of $20,000.
• Fiduciary Investment and ConVol
Service credit is determined based on information certified to the Board of Fire Commissioners by the
Chief of each fire company having members who participate in the Plan. Each fire company must maintain
all required records on forms prescribed by the Board of Fire Commissioners.
• The Board of Fire Commissioners of the District has retained and designated Penflex, Inc. to assist in the
adminisVation of the Plan. The designated Plan adminisfrator's functions include calculating the amount to
be contributed at the end of each year based upon the criteria set forth in the Plan Document.
Disbursements of Plan assets for the payment of benefits or administrative expenses must be approved
by the Board of Fire Commissioners and delivered to the Custodian through a Payment Schedule. The
Board of Fire Commissioners of the District has retained and designated Nationwide L'rfe Insurance as the
~ Custodian of the Plan's assets. Nationwide Life Insurance shall make payments to Plan Participants and
their beneficiaries in accordance with the Payment Schedule.
Plan assets are required to be held in Vust by Length of Service Award Program legislation, for the
exclusive purpose of providing benefits to Participants and their beneficiaries or for the purpose of
defraying the reasonable expenses of the operation and adminisfration of the Plan. The trust agreement is
~ dated January 1, 1992 as amended, and the Vustees are the Board of Fire Commissioners of the DisVict.
Authority to invest Plan assets is vested in the Board of Fire Commissioners of the District. Subject to
resVictions in the Plan document, Plan assets are invested in accordance with a statutory "prudent person"
rule. The Plan document restricts the Trustee from investing in securities or obligations issued by the
Mattituck Fire District, other than a de minimis amount held in common investment vehicles in which the
Trustee invests. The DisVict is required to retain an actuary to determine the amount of the DisVict's
conVibutions to the plan. The actuary retained by the District for this purpose is Tom Fiorillo, ASA, MAAA
• of Penflex, Inc. Portions of the following information are derived from a report prepared by the actuary
dated February 25, 2013.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
•
4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)
B. LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM (LOSAP) (continued)
Plan Financial Condition
•
Assets and Liabilities:
Actuarial present value of benefits at December 31, 2012 $ 3,562,341
Less: assets available for benefits
• Bonds $ 1,004,351
Domestic equity 592,927
International equity 196,800
Balanced 140,437
Specialty 298,395
• Other 715,213
Benefits Payable 9,700
Total net assets available for benefits 2,957,823
Total unfunded benefits 604,518
~ Less: unfunded liability for separately amortized costs 63,234
Unfunded normal benefits $ 541,284
Prior Service Costs
~ There are no prior service costs associated with the Pfan.
Separately Amortized Costs
The unfunded liability for additional benefits earned after attainment of the EA is being amortized over
three years at 6.00%.
• Receipts and Disbursements:
Plan net assets, January 1, 2012 $ 2,595,979
Changes during the year:
• Plan contributions $ 250,000
Changes in fair market value of investments 248,324
Plan benefit withdrawals (136,480)
Plan net assets, December 31, 2012 $ 2,957,823
~ Contributions
Amount of District's contribution recommended by actuary: $ 238,944
Amount of District's actual contribution: $ 250,000
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
•
4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)
B. LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM (LOSAP) (continued)
Plan Financial Condition (continued)
•
Administration Fees
Fees paid to designated Plan administrator I actuary: $ 6,353
Funding Methodoloav and Actuarial Assumptions:
~ Normal Costs
The actuarial valuation methodology used by the actuary to determine the District's contribution is the
"Attained Age Normal Frozen Initial Liability". Under this cost method, there are two components to the
annual cost each year. The first component, the "normal cost", is equal to the level annual payment
~ required to fund the current Participant's projected benefits based on their service credit earned after the
effective date of the Plan and before the EA. The second component, the annual amortization cost, equals
the level annual payments required to fund over the amortization period(s), the Participant's benefits, if any
based on (1) either service credit earned before the effective date of the Plan or service credit earned after
the attainment of the EA, or (2) Plan amendments that create an immediate unfunded liability and are
required to be amortized.
• Amortization period for liability for service after EA - 3 years
Amortization period for liability far service after EA, Retro - 5 years
Under the Attained Age Normal Frozen Initial Liability cost method, actuarial gains and losses are
amortized over the future years of firefighting service before the EA for the group of firefighters
participating in the Plan on the valuation date. Higher than expected investment income, for example, in
• any one particular year will reduce the normal cost in that year and in each of the future years based upon
the ages of the current firefighters participating in the program on the valuation date. Likewise, losses to
the Plan's Trust Fund will result in an increase in the future annual normal cost.
The assumptions used by the actuary to determine the District's contribution and the actuarial present
value of benefits are:
~ Assumed rate of return on investment 6.00%
Mortality Tables used for:
Withdrawal: None
• Disability: None
Retirement: 100% at Entitlement Age
Death (Active): None
Death (Inactive):1994 Uninsured Pensioner Male Mortality Table projected with scale AA to 2007
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2012
•
4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)
C. LEASE AGREEMENTS
The District leases training space in Mattituck, New York under an operating lease agreement which
~ commenced June 1, 2005 and was amended on September 27, 2006. The amended lease agreement
expires May 31, 2031. The District has the option to renew this lease for one (1) additional twenty-five (25)
year period. The lease payments are $200 per month payable annually on the anniversary date of the
initial lease term and increases to $800 per month on the renewal date. Expenditures under this operating
lease for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $2,400.
~ The District leases communication tower space in Sag Harbor, New York for a radio signal repeater under
an operating lease agreement which commenced May 27, 2009. The term of the lease agreement is for a
five (5) year period with 4 automatic renewal terms for an additional five (5) year period. The lease expires
May 31, 2033. The lease payments are $500 per month increased on the anniversary of the
commencement date by an annual escalator of three (3) percent. In addition, there is an annual site
inspection fee of $500 increased on the anniversary of the commencement date by the three (3) percent
~ annual escalator. Expenditures under this operating lease for the year ended December 31, 2012 were
approximately $6,500.
Minimum annual commitments under the operating leases described above are as follows:
Year ended December 31, 2013 $ 9,064
2014 9,263
~ 2015 9,467
2016 9,678
2017 9,894
2018 - 2022 52,991
2023 - 2027 59,523
2028 - 2032 63,320
~ 2033 4,930
$ 228,130
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GENERAL FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
~ AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE -BUDGET AND ACTUAL
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Variance
Original Final Positive
~ Budget Budget Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Real property taxes $ 1,793,800 $ 1,793,800 $ 1,793,800 $ -0-
Interest and earnings 2,086 2,086
Sale of apparatus and equipment 10,500 10,500
Insurance recoveries and refunds 11,536 11,536
~ Refund of prior year's expenses 19,761 19,761
Miscellaneous income 30 30
Total Revenues 1,793,800 1,793,800 1,837,713 43,913
EXPENDITURES
• Personal services 185,000 185,000 181,723 3,277
Equipment and capital outlay 112,500 114,595 74,853 39,742
Fire protection 648,503 639,103 505,529 133,574
Employee benefits 399,457 408,857 401,337 7,520
Debt service 260,100 260,100 260,099 1
• Total Expenditures 1,605,560 1,607,655 1,423,541 184,114
Net Change in Fund Balance $ 188,240 $ 186,145 414,172 $ 228,027
Fund Balance at Beginning of Year 1,259,700
Fund Balance at End of Year $ 1,673,872
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GENERAL FUND
• SCHEDULE OF DETAILED EXPENDITURES AND APPROPRIATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Variance
Original Final Positive
Budget Budget Actual (Negative)
•
Personal Services $ 185,000 $ 185,000 $ 181,723 $ 3,277
Equipment and Capital Outlay 112,500 114,595 74,853 39,742
Fire Protection Services
~ Administrative Expenses
Office supplies 17,000 25,900 25,318 582
Association dues 1,000 1,100 1,065 35
Legal and audit fees 74,500 74,500 42,427 32,073
Publications 7,750 8,907 1,771 7,136
Election expense 800 764 36
Total Administrative Expenses 100,250 111,207 71,345 39,862
Utility and Water Expenses
Gas and electric 76,000 68,900 49,471 19,429
Telephone 12,000 14,600 14,147 453
~ Hydrant rental 28,000 28,300 28,219 81
Total Utility and Water Expenses 116,000 111,800 91,837 19,963
Firefighters Expense
Uniforms 10,000 7,643 2,994 4,649
Medical exams 40,000 36,700 32,576 4,124
~ Inspection dinner 20,000 20,000 19,639 361
Total Firefighters Expense 70,000 64,343 55,209 9,134
Travel and Convention Expenses 19,500 10,900 10,633 267
Building Costs
~ Building repairs 107,869 65,369 36,387 28,982
Total Building Costs 107,869 65,369 36,387 28,982
Fire Equipment and Alarm
Fire alarm service 2,500 2,500 2,500
~ Gas and diesel 28,000 28,000 25,488 2,512
Repairs and maintenance 112,500 158,100 150,953 7,147
Medical supplies 30,000 25,000 18,066 6,934
Total Fire Equipment and Alarm 173,000 213,600 194,507 19,093
Insurance Costs
~ Vehicle and property 61,884 61,884 45,611 16,273
Total Insurance Costs 61,884 61,884 45,611 16,273
Total Fire Protection Services 648,503 639,103 505,529 133,574
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GENERAL FUND
SCHEDULE OF DETAILED EXPENDITURES AND APPROPRIATIONS
• Year Ended December 31, 2012
Variance
Original Final Positive
• Budget Budget Actual (Negative)
Employee Benefits
Social security 14,153 14,153 13,838 315
• State retirement system 35,000 35,000 34,783 217
Service award program 250,000 256,400 256,353 47
Workers' compensation insurance 38,154 38,504 38,483 21
Unemployment insurance 2,400 2,991 591 2,400
Life insurance 13,000 15,650 15,629 21
Medical and accident insurance 46,750 46,159 41,660 4,499
• Total Employee Benefits 399,457 408,857 401,337 7,520
Debt Service
Principal 205,422 206,059 206,059 -0-
Interest 54,678 54,041 54,040 1
• Total Debt Service 260,100 260,100 260,099 1
Totals $ 1,605,560 $ 1,607,655 $ 1,423,541 $ 184,114
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CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER
MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
~ To Board of Fire Commissioners
Mattituck Fire DisVict
Mattituck, New York
We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued
• by the Comptroller General of the United States, the Balance Sheet -Governmental Fund, Statement of
Revenue, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance -Governmental Fund, the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities -Fiduciary Fund information, and the related notes to the financial statements of the Mattituck Fire
District, New York, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012, which collectively comprise the Mattituck
Fire District's financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated June 19, 2013.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the Mattituck Fire District's
internal control over financial reporting (internal control) tc determine the audit procedures that are appropriate
in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Mattituck Fire District's internal control.
Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Mattituck Fire District's internal control.
~ A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or
employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct,
misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in
internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Mattituck Fire
District, New York's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A
• significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal conVol that is less severe
than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section
and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or
significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal
control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not
~ been identified.
PERSONAL SERVICE. TRUSTED ADVICE.
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Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether Mattituck Fire District's financial statements are free
~ from material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations,
contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the
determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those
provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results
of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under
Government Auditing Standards.
~ Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and
the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the Mattituck Fire District, New
York's internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance
• with Government Auditing Standards in considering the Mattituck Fire District, New York's internal control and
compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
~ Hauppauge, New York
June 19, 2013
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