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VILLAGE OF MONROE ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK

7 Stage Road Monroe, New York 10950 Telephone: 845/782-8341 Fax: 845/782-3006

VILLAGE OFFICIALS

James C. Purcell, Mayor

Trustees

Debra Behringer Irene Conklin Wayne Chan Neil S. Dwyer

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Ann-Margret Baxter, Village Clerk Catherine M. Murray, Village Treasurer J. Scott Bonacic, Esq., Village Attorney

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BOND COUNSEL

Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP New York, New York

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MUNICIPAL ADVISOR

MUNISTAT SERVICES, INC.

Municipal Finance Advisory Service

12 Roosevelt Avenue Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. 11776 (631) 331-8888

E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.munistat.com

No dealer, broker, salesman or other person has been authorized by the Village to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this Official Statement and if given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Village. This Official Statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such offer, solicitation or sale. The information set forth herein has been obtained by the Village from sources which are believed to be reliable but it is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. The information and expressions of opinion herein are subject to change without notice and neither the delivery of this Official Statement nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Village since the date hereof.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

THE NOTES ...... 1 DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES ...... 1 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION ...... 1 BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM ...... 1 AUTHORIZATION AND PURPOSE ...... 3 SECURITY AND SOURCE OF PAYMENT ...... 3

MARKET MATTERS AFFECTING FINANCINGS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE STATE ...... 3

REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT ...... 4

MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY ...... 5 FINANCIAL CONTROL BOARDS ...... 6 NO PAST DUE DEBT ...... 7

VILLAGE OF MONROE ...... 7 GENERAL INFORMATION ...... 7 GOVERNMENT ...... 8 EMPLOYEES ...... 8

ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ...... 8 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS ...... 8 INCOME DATA ...... 9 LIST OF LARGER NON-GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS IN THE VILLAGE ...... 9 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STATISTICS ...... 9

INDEBTEDNESS OF THE VILLAGE ...... 10 CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS ...... 10 STATUTORY PROCEDURE ...... 10 COMPUTATION OF DEBT LIMIT AND CALCULATION OF NET DEBT CONTRACTING MARGIN ...... 12 DETAILS OF SHORT-TERM INDEBTEDNESS OUTSTANDING ...... 13 DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS - OUTSTANDING BONDS ...... 13 CAPITAL PROJECT PLANS ...... 13 AUTHORIZED BUT UNISSUED INDEBTEDNESS ...... 14 TREND OF VILLAGE INDEBTEDNESS ...... 14 CALCULATION OF ESTIMATED OVERLAPPING AND UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS ...... 14 DEBT RATIOS ...... 14

FINANCES OF THE VILLAGE ...... 15 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES ...... 15 INVESTMENT POLICY ...... 15 BUDGETARY PROCEDURE ...... 17 FUND STRUCTURE AND ACCOUNTS ...... 17 BASIS OF ACCOUNTING ...... 17 REVENUES ...... 17 Real Property Taxes ...... 17 State Aid ...... 17

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EXPENDITURES ...... 18 EMPLOYEE PENSION SYSTEM ...... 18 PAYMENTS TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ...... 19 OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ...... 19

TAX INFORMATION ...... 20 REAL PROPERTY TAXES ...... 20 TAX COLLECTION PROCEDURE ...... 21 TAX LEVY LIMIT LAW ...... 21 TAX LIMIT ...... 22 TAX LEVY AND COLLECTION RECORD AND TAX RATES ...... 22 SELECTED LISTING OF LARGE TAXABLE PROPERTIES ...... 22 TAX CERTIORARI CLAIMS ...... 23

LITIGATION ...... 23

TAX MATTERS ...... 23 OPINION OF BOND COUNSEL ...... 23 CERTAIN ONGOING FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS ...... 23 CERTAIN COLLATERAL FEDERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES ...... 24 ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ...... 24 NOTE PREMIUM...... 24 INFORMATION REPORTING AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING ...... 25 MISCELLANEOUS ...... 25

LEGAL MATTERS ...... 25

DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING ...... 25 CONTINUING DISCLOSURE COMPLIANCE HISTORY ...... 25

RATING ...... 26

MUNICIPAL ADVISOR ...... 26

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...... 26

APPENDIX A: FINANCIAL INFORMATION APPENDIX B: AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2016 APPENDIX C: FORM OF BOND COUNSEL OPINION APPENDIX D: FORM OF UNDERTAKING TO PROVIDE NOTICES OF EVENTS

OFFICIAL STATEMENT

Relating to the

VILLAGE OF MONROE ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK

$2,080,000 BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES – 2017 (the “Notes”)

This Official Statement, including the cover page and appendices thereto, has been prepared by the Village and presents certain information relating to the Village's $2,080,000 Bond Anticipation Notes – 2017 (the “Notes”). All quotations from and summaries and explanations of provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State of New York (the "State") and acts and proceedings of the Village contained herein do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the official compilations thereof and all references to the Notes and the proceedings of the Village relating thereto are qualified in their entirety by reference to the definitive form of the Notes and such proceedings.

THE NOTES

Description of the Notes

The Notes are general obligations of the Village. The Village has pledged its faith and credit for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes and, unless paid from other sources, the Notes are payable from ad valorem taxes which may be levied upon all the taxable real property within the Village, subject to certain statutory limitations imposed by the Tax Levy Limit Law. (See “Tax Levy Limit Law” herein.)

The Notes will be dated and will mature, without the option of prior redemption, as indicated on the cover page hereof.

Paying agent fees, if any, for those Notes registered to the purchaser will be paid by the purchaser(s).

The Village will act as Paying Agent for any Notes, issued in book-entry form. The Village’s contact information is as follows: Catherine M. Murray, Village Treasurer, Village of Monroe, 7 Stage Road, Monroe, NY 10950, Phone (845) 782-8341, Fax (845) 782-3006 and email: [email protected].

Optional Redemption

The Notes will not be subject to redemption prior to maturity.

Book-Entry System

DTC will act as securities depository for any Notes issued as book-entry notes. Such Notes will be issued as fully-registered securities, in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC’s partnership nominee) or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. One fully registered note certificate will be issued and deposited with DTC for each maturity of the Notes.

DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. DTC holds and provides asset servicing for over 3.5 million issues of U.S. and non-U.S. equity issues, corporate and municipal debt issues, and money market instruments (from over 100 countries) that DTC’s participants (“Direct Participants”) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilities the post-trade settlement among Direct Participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between Direct Participants’ accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of certificates.

Direct Participants include both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly (“Indirect Participants”). Standard & Poor’s assigns a rating of “AA+” to DTC. The DTC Rules applicable to its Participants are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about DTC can be found at www.dtcc.com and www.dtc.org.

Purchases of Notes under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Notes on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Note (“Beneficial Owner”) is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants’ records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase, Beneficial Owners are, however, expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant through which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in the Notes are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct or Indirect Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interest in the Notes, except in the event that u se of the book-entry system for the Notes is discontinued.

To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Notes deposited by Direct Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of the Notes with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co., or such other DTC nominee do not affect any change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Notes; DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Notes are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The Direct and Indirect Participants will remain responsible for keeping accounts of their holdings on behalf of their customers.

Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.

Beneficial Owners of the Notes may wish to take certain steps to augment the transmission to them of notices of significant events with respect to the Notes, such as redemptions, tenders, defaults, and proposed amendments to the Note documents. For example, Beneficial Owners of the Notes may wish to ascertain that the nominee holding the Notes for their benefit has agreed to obtain and transmit notices to the Beneficial Owners. In the alternative, Beneficial Owners may wish to provide their names and addresses to the registrar and request that copies of notices be provided directly to them.

Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to the Notes unless authorized by a Direct Participant in accordance with DTC’s MMI Procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to the issuer as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts the Notes are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy).

Principal and interest payments on the Notes will be made to Cede & Co. or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit Direct Participants’ accounts upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from the Village on the payable date, in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC’s records. Payments by Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such Participant and not of DTC (nor its nominee) or the Village, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of redemption proceeds, distributions, and dividend payments to Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of the Village, disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants will be the responsibility of DTC), and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners will be the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.

Source: The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York.

DTC may discontinue providing its services as depository with respect to the Notes at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Village. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor depository is not obtained, note certificates are required to be printed and delivered to the Noteowners. The Village may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor securities depository). In such event, note certificates will be printed and delivered to the Noteowners.

The information contained in the above section concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry system has been obtained from sample offering document language supplied by DTC, but the Village takes no responsibility for the accuracy thereof. In addition, the Village will not have any responsibility or obligation to participants, to indirect participants or to any beneficial owner with respect to: (i) the accuracy of any records maintained by DTC, any participant or any indirect participant; (ii) the payments by DTC or any participant or any indirect participant of any amount with respect to the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or (iii) any notice which is permitted or required to be given to Noteowners.

Authorization and Purpose

Date of Amount Amount to be Amount to be Authorization Purpose Outstanding Paid Issued

11/19/2013 Land Acquisition ...... $ 79,000 $ 39,000 $ 40,000 03/02/2015 Installation of Traffic Signals...... 290,000 16,000 274,000 03/02/2015 Construction of Street Lighting Improvements...... 275,000 25,000 250,000 03/02/2015 Sidewalk Improvements ...... 625,000 75,000 550,000 03/02/2015 Road Improvements ...... 113,000 7,000 106,000 03/17/2015 Dam Improvements ...... 373,000 18,000 355,000 10/06/2015 Water System Improvements ...... 240,000 60,000 180,000 10/06/2015 Acquisition of a DPW Truck...... 425,000 100,000 325,000

Total ...... $2,420,000 $340,000 $2,080,000

Security and Source of Payment

Each Note when duly issued and paid for will constitute a contract between the Village and the holder thereof.

The Notes will be general obligations of the Village and will contain a pledge of the faith and credit of the Village for the payment of the principal thereof and the interest thereon. For the payment of such principal of and interest on the Notes, the Village has the power and statutory authorization to levy ad valorem taxes on all taxable real property in the Village, subject to certain statutory limitations imposed by the Tax Levy Limit Law. (See “Tax Levy Limit Law,” herein).

Under the Constitution of the State, the Village is required to pledge its faith and credit for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes, and the State is specifically precluded from restricting the power of the Village to levy taxes on real estate for the payment of interest on or principal of indebtedness theretofore contracted. However, the Tax Levy Limit Law imposes a statutory limitation on the Village’s power to increase its annual tax levy, unless the Village complies with certain procedural requirements to permit the Village to levy certain year-to-year increases in real property taxes. (See “Tax Levy Limit Law,” herein).

MARKET MATTERS AFFECTING FINANCINGS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE STATE

The Village’s credit rating could be affected by circumstances beyond the Village’s control. Economic conditions such as the rate of unemployment and inflation, termination of commercial operations by corporate taxpayers and employers, as well as natural catastrophes, could adversely affect the assessed valuation of Village property and its ability to maintain fund balances and other statistical indices commensurate with its current credit rating. As a consequence, a decline in the Village’s credit rating could adversely affect the market value of the Notes.

If and when an owner of any of the Notes should elect to sell a Note prior to its maturity, there can be no assurance that a market will have been established, maintained and continue in existence for the purchase and sale of any of those Notes. The market value of the Notes is dependent upon the ability of holder to potentially incur a capital loss if such Note is sold prior to its maturity.

There can be no assurance that adverse events including, for example, the seeking by another municipality in the State or elsewhere of remedies pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Act or otherwise, will not occur which might affect the market price of and the market for the Notes. In particular, if a significant default or other financial crisis should occur in the affairs of the State or any of its municipalities, public authorities or other political subdivisions thereby possibly further impairing the acceptability of obligations issued by those entities, both the ability of the Village to arrange for additional borrowing(s) as well as the market for and market value of outstanding debt obligations, including the Notes, could be adversely affected.

The Village is dependent in part upon financial assistance from the State in the form of State aid as well as grants and loans to be received (“State Aid”). The Village’s receipt of State aid may be delayed as a result of the State’s failure to adopt its budget timely and/or to appropriate State Aid to municipalities and school districts. Should the Village fail to receive all or a portion of the amounts of State Aid expected to be received from the State in the amounts and at the times anticipated, occasioned by a delay in the payment of such moneys or by a reduction in State Aid or its elimination, the Village is authorized pursuant to the Local Finance Law (“LFL”) to provide operating funds by borrowing in anticipation of the receipt of such uncollected State Aid, however, there can be no assurance that, in such event, the Village will have market access for any such borrowing on a cost effective basis. The elimination of or any substantial reduction in State Aid would likely have a materially adverse effect upon the Village requiring either a counterbalancing increase in revenues from other sources to the extent available or a curtailment of expenditures. (See also “State Aid” herein.)

Future amendments to applicable statutes whether enacted by the State or the United States of America affecting the treatment of interest paid on municipal obligations, including the Notes, for income taxation purposes could have an adverse effect on the market value of the Notes (see “Tax Matters” herein).

The enactment of the Tax Levy Limit Law, which imposes a tax levy limitation upon municipalities, school districts and fire districts in the State, including the Village, without providing exclusion for debt service on obligations issued by municipalities and fire districts, including the Village, may affect the market price and/or marketability for the Notes. (See “Tax Levy Limit Law” herein.)

Federal or State legislation imposing new or increased mandatory expenditures by municipalities, school districts and fire districts in the State, including the Village, could impair the financial condition of such entities, including the Village, and the ability of such entities, including the Village, to pay debt service on the Notes.

REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT

Neither the Notes, nor the proceedings with respect thereto, specifically provide any remedies which would be available to owners of the Notes should the Village default in the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes, nor do they contain any provisions for the appointment of a trustee to enforce the interests of the owners of the Notes upon the occurrence of any such default. Each Note is a general obligation contract between the Village and the owners for which the faith and credit of the Village are pledged and while remedies for enforcement of payment are not expressly included in the Village’s contract with such owners, any permanent repeal by statute or constitutional amendment of a bond or note holder’s remedial right to judicial enforcement of the contract should, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, be held unconstitutional.

Upon default in the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes, at the suit of the owner, a Court has the power, in proper and appropriate proceedings, to render judgment against the Village. The present statute limits interest on the amount adjudged due to contract creditors to nine per centum per annum from the date due to the date of payment. As a general rule, property and funds of a municipal corporation serving the public welfare and interest have not been judicially subjected to execution or attachment to satisfy a judgment. A Court also has the power, in proper and appropriate proceedings, to order payment of a judgment on such Notes from funds lawfully available therefor or, in the absence thereof, to order the Village to take all lawful action to obtain the same, including the raising of the required amount in the next annual tax levy. In exercising its discretion as to whether to issue such an order, the Court may take into account all relevant factors, including the current operating needs of the Village and the availability and adequacy of other remedies. Upon any default in the payment of the principal of or interest on a Note, the owner of such Note could, among other remedies, seek to obtain a writ of mandamus from a Court ordering the governing body of the Village to assess, levy and collect an ad valorem tax, upon all taxable property of the Village subject to taxation by the Village, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes as the same shall come due and payable (and interest from the due date to date of payment) and otherwise to observe the covenants contained in the Notes and the proceedings with respect thereto all of which are included in the contract with the owners of the Notes. The mandamus remedy, however, may be impracticable and difficult to enforce. Further, the right to enforce payment of the principal of or interest on the Notes may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws and equitable principles, which may limit the specific enforcement of certain remedies.

In 1976, the New York Court of Appeals, the State’s highest court, held in Flushing National Bank v. Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York, 40 N.Y.2d 731 (1976), that the New York State legislation purporting to postpone the payment of debt service on New York City obligations was an unconstitutional moratorium in violation of the New York State constitutional faith and credit mandate included in all municipal debt obligations. While that case can be viewed as a precedent for protecting the remedies of holders of bonds or notes of the Village, there can be no assurance as to what a Court may determine with respect to future events, including financial crises as they may occur in the State and in municipalities of the State, that require the exercise by the State of its emergency and police powers to assure the continuation of essential public services. (See also, Flushing National Bank v. Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York, 40 N.Y.2d 1088 (1977), where the Court of Appeals described the pledge as a direct Constitutional mandate.)

As a result of the Court of Appeals decision, the constitutionality of that portion of Title 6-A of Article 2 of the Local Finance Law enacted at the 1975 Extraordinary Session of the State legislature authorizing any county, city, town or village with respect to which the State has declared a financial emergency to petition the State Supreme Court to stay the enforcement against such municipality of any claim for payment relating to any contract, debt or obligation of the municipality during the emergency period, is subject to doubt. In any event, no such emergency has been declared with respect to the Village.

Pursuant to Article VIII, Section 2 of the State Constitution, the Village is required to provide an annual appropriation of monies for the payment of due and payable principal of and interest on indebtedness. Specifically, this constitutional provision states: “If at any time the respective appropriating authorities shall fail to make such appropriations, a sufficient sum shall be set apart from the first revenues thereafter received and shall be applied to such purposes. The fiscal officer of any county, city, town, village or school district may be required to set aside and apply such revenues as aforesaid at the suit of any holder of obligations issued for any such indebtedness.” This constitutes a specific non-exclusive constitutional remedy against a defaulting municipality or school district; however, it does not apply in a context in which monies have been appropriated for debt service but the appropriating authorities decline to use such monies to pay debt service. However, Article VIII, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State also provides that the fiscal officer of any county, city, town, village or school district may be required to set apart and apply such revenues at the suit of any holder of any obligations of indebtedness issued with the pledge of the faith of the credit of such political subdivision. In Quirk v. Municipal Assistance Corp., 41 N.Y.2d 644 (1977), the Court of Appeals described this as a “first lien” on revenues, but one that does not give holders a right to any particular revenues. It should thus be noted that the pledge of the faith and credit of a political subdivision in the State is a pledge of an issuer of a general obligation bond or note to use its general revenue powers, including, but not limited to, its property tax levy, to pay debt service on such obligations, but that such pledge may or may not be interpreted by a court of competent jurisdiction to include a constitutional or statutory lien upon any particular revenues. The Constitutional provision providing for first revenue set asides does not apply to tax anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes or bond anticipation notes.

While the courts in the State have historically been protective of the rights of holders of general obligation debt of political subdivisions, it is not possible to predict what a future court might hold.

In prior years, certain events and legislation affecting a holder’s remedies upon default have resulted in litigation. While courts of final jurisdiction have generally upheld and sustained the rights of holders of bonds or notes, such courts might hold that future events, including a financial crisis as such may occur in the State or in political subdivisions of the State, may require the exercise by the State or its political subdivisions of emergency and police powers to assure the continuation of essential public services prior to the payment of debt service.

MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY

The undertakings of the Village should be considered with reference, specifically, to Chapter IX of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. §401, et seq., as amended (“Chapter IX”) and, in general, to other bankruptcy laws affecting creditors’ rights and municipalities. Chapter IX permits any political subdivision, public agency or instrumentality that is insolvent or unable to meet its debts (i) to file a petition in a Court of Bankruptcy for the purpose of effecting a plan to adjust its debts provided such entity is authorized to do so by applicable state law; (ii) directs such a petitioner to file with the court a list of a petitioner’s creditors; (iii) provides that a petition filed under such chapter shall operate as a stay of the commencement or continuation of any judicial or other proceeding against the petitioner; (iv) grants priority to debt owed for services or material actually provided within three (3) months of the filing of the petition; (v) directs a petitioner to file a plan for the adjustment of its debts; and (vi) provides that the plan must be accepted in writing by or on behalf of creditors holding at least two-thirds (2/3) in amount or more than one-half (1/2) in number of the listed creditors.

Bankruptcy proceedings by the Village could have adverse effects on holders of bonds or notes including (a) delay in the enforcement of their remedies, (b) subordination of their claims to those supplying goods and services to the Village after the initiation of bankruptcy proceedings and to the administrative expenses of bankruptcy proceedings and (c) imposition without their consent of a reorganization plan reducing or delaying payment of the Notes. The Bankruptcy Code contains provisions intended to ensure that, in any reorganization plan not accepted by at least a majority of a class of creditors such as the holders of general obligation bonds, such creditors will have the benefit of their original claim or the “indubitable equivalent”. The effect of these and other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code cannot be predicted and may be significantly affected by judicial interpretation.

Accordingly, enforceability of the rights and remedies of the owners of the Notes, and the obligations incurred by the Village, may become subject to Chapter IX and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally, now or hereafter in effect, equity principles which may limit the specific enforcement under State law of certain remedies, the exercise by the United States of America of the powers delegated to it by the Constitution, the reasonable and necessary exercise, in certain exceptional situations, of the police powers inherent in the sovereignty of the State and its governmental bodies in the interest of serving a significant and legitimate public purpose and the limitations on remedies against public agencies in the State. Bankruptcy proceedings, or the exercise of powers by the federal or State government, if initiated, could subject the owners of the Notes to judicial discretion, interpretation and of their rights in bankruptcy or otherwise, and consequently may entail risks of delay, limitation, or modification of their rights.

The State has consented (see Title 6-A of the Local Finance Law) that any municipality in the State may file a petition with any United States district court or court of bankruptcy under any provision of the laws of the United States, now or hereafter in effect for the composition or adjustment of municipal indebtedness. However, it is noted that there is no record of any recent filings by a New York municipality. Since the New York City fiscal crisis in 1975, the State has legislated a finance control or review board and assistance corporations to monitor and restructure finance matters in addition to New York City, for the Cities of Yonkers, Troy and Buffalo and for the Counties of Nassau and Erie. Similar active intervention pursuant to State legislation to relieve fiscal stress for the Village in the future cannot be assured.

No current state law purports to create any priority for holders of the Notes should the Village be under the jurisdiction of any court, pursuant to the laws of the United States, now or hereafter in effect, for the composition or adjustment of municipal indebtedness.

The above references to the Bankruptcy Act are not to be construed as an indication that the Village is currently considering or expects to resort to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Act.

Financial Control Boards

Pursuant to Article IX Section 2(b)(2) of the State Constitution, any municipality in the State may request the intervention of the State in its “property, affairs and government” by a two-thirds vote of the total membership of its legislative body or on request of its chief executive officer concurred in by a majority of such membership. This has resulted in the adoption of special acts for the establishment of public benefit corporations with varying degrees of authority to control the finances (including debt issuance) of the Cities of Buffalo, Troy and Yonkers and the County of Nassau. The specific authority, powers and composition of the financial control boards established by these acts varies based upon circumstances and needs. Generally, the State legislature has granted such boards the power to approve or disapprove budget and financial plans and to issue debt on behalf of the municipality, as well as to impose wage and/or hiring freezes and in certain cases approve or disapprove collective bargaining agreements. Implementation is generally left to the discretion of the board of the public benefit corporation. Such a State financial control board was first established for New York City in 1975. In addition, upon the issuance of a certificate of necessity of the Governor reciting facts which in the judgment of the Governor constitute an emergency requiring enactment of such laws, with the concurrences of two-thirds of the members elected in each house of the State legislature, the State is authorized to intervene in the “property, affairs and governments” of local government units. This occurred in the case of the County of Erie in 2005. The authority of the State to intervene in the financial affairs of a local government is further supported by Article VIII, Section 12 of the Constitution which declares it to be the duty of the State legislature to restrict, subject to other provisions of the Constitution, the power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money and contracting indebtedness and loaning the credit of counties, cities, towns and villages so as to prevent abuses in taxation and assessment and in contracting indebtedness by them.

In 2013, the State established a new state advisory board to assist counties, cities, towns and villages in financial distress. The Financial Restructuring Board for Local Governments (the “FRB”), is authorized to conduct a comprehensive review of the finances and operations of any such municipality deemed by the FRB to be fiscally eligible for its services upon request by resolution of the municipal legislative body and concurrence of its chief executive. The FRB is authorized to make recommendations for, but cannot compel improvement of fiscal stability, management and delivery of municipal services, including shared services opportunities and is authorized to offer grants and/or loans of up to $5,000,000 through a Local Government Performance and Efficiency Program to undertake certain recommendations. If a municipality agrees to undertake the FRB recommendations, it will be automatically bound to fulfill the terms in order to receive the aid.

The FRB is also authorized to serve as an alternative arbitration panel for binding arbitration.

Although from time to time there have been proposals for the creation of a statewide financial control board with broad authority over local governments in the State, the FRB does not have emergency financial control board powers to intervene in the finances and operations of entities such as the public benefit corporations established by special acts as described above.

Several municipalities in the State are presently working with the FRB. The Village has not applied to the FRB and does not reasonably anticipate submission of a request to the FRB for a comprehensive review of its finances and operations. School districts and fire districts are not eligible for FRB assistance.

No Past Due Debt

No principal or interest payment on Village indebtedness is past due. The Village has never defaulted in the payment of the principal of and/or interest on any indebtedness.

VILLAGE OF MONROE

There follows in this Official Statement a brief description of the Village, together with certain information concerning its economy and governmental organization, its indebtedness, current major revenue sources and expenditures and general and specific funds.

General Information

The Village, which encompasses about 3.5 square miles and has a population of 8,493 according to the 2014 US Census, is located in the southeastern portion of Orange County about 50 miles from New York City. The Village enjoys a diversified economic base of industrial, commercial and residential properties. Residential properties consist of single-family homes and condominiums; commercial enterprises are located in the central business district of the Village and in four shopping centers. There are 130 acres of parkland.

In addition to employment opportunities in the Village, residents commute to New York City, Middletown, Newburgh, Goshen (the County Seat) to commercial and industrial operations in Paramus, New Jersey and to the Sterling Forest, New York research and executive facilities.

Commuter bus service to New York City is available in the Village. Rail service is located in the nearby community of Harriman, New York. Highway facilities include New York State Route 208 and access to New York State Route 17 (The Quickway) and to the New York State Thruway is readily available.

Electricity and natural gas service are supplied to the Village by Orange and Rockland Utilities Corp. The Village is the supplier of water and is responsible for the distribution and maintenance of the necessary facilities. Sanitary sewer services are provided by the Village to 100% of the Village residents. Police protection is provided by the Village of Monroe Police Department. Fire protection is provided by the Town of Monroe Joint Fire District.

Government

The Village was incorporated in 1894. One independently governed school district is located partially within the Village which relies on its own taxing powers granted by the State to raise revenues. The school district uses the Town of Monroe’s assessment roll as its basis for taxation of property located within the Village.

Subject to the provisions of the State Constitution, the Village operates pursuant to the Village Law, the Local Finance Law, other laws generally applicable to the Village, and any special laws generally applicable to the Village. Under such laws, there is no authority for the Village to have a charter but pursuant to the Village Law and other laws generally applicable to home rule, the Village may from time to time adopt local laws.

The legislative power of the Village is vested in the Board of Trustees, which consists of five members, including the Mayor, who is the chief executive officer of the Village, elected for a term of four years. The four other members of the Village Board are elected to four-year terms, which terms are staggered such that two Trustees are elected each year. All the Board members are elected at large and there is no limitation to the number of terms each may serve.

The Village Clerk and Village Treasurer are appointed to four year terms and the Village Attorney to a one-year term.

Employees

The Village provides services through approximately 60 full-time and part-time employees, 34 of whom are represented by organized labor as follows:

Expiration Date Approximate Number Name of Union of Contract of Members

Monroe PBA 05/31/2019 20 IBEW, Local 363, CIO 05/31/2022 14

ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Population Characteristics

Since 1980, the Village has had a population trend, as compared to the County and State, as indicated below:

Village of Year Monroe Orange County New York State

1990 6,672 307,647 17,990,455 2000 7,780 341,367 18,976,457 2010 8,364 372,813 19,378,102 2015 8,532 375,384 19,673,174

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Income Data

Per Capita Money Income 1990 2000 2010 2015a

Village of Monroe $17,333 $25,614 $34,140 $42,582 Town of Monroe 12,735 16,569 21,167 22,531 County of Orange 15,198 21,597 28,944 31,023 State of New York 16,501 23,389 30,948 33,236

Median Household Income 1990 2000 2010 2015a

Village of Monroe $47,609 $70,890 $97,863 $106,000 Town of Monroe 42,878 50,889 62,826 65,523 County of Orange 39,198 52,058 69,523 70,848 State of New York 32,965 43,393 55,603 59,269

Source: United States Bureau of the Census a Note: Based on American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2011-2015)

List of Larger Non-Governmental Employers in the Village

Approximate Number Name Type of Employees

Shop Rite Supermarket 250 Crystal Run Healthcare Healthcare 250 Stop N Shop Supermarket 121 South Orange YMCA Recreation 110 Post Office Postal Service 50

Source: Village Officials.

Unemployment Rate Statistics

Unemployment statistics are not available for the Village as such. The smallest area for which such statistics are available (which includes the Village) is the County of Orange. The information set forth below with respect to such County is included for information purposes only. It should not be implied from the inclusion of such data in this Official Statement that the Village is necessarily representative of the County or vice versa.

Annual Averages: Orange County New York State

2012 8.3% 8.6% 2013 7.3 7.7 2014 5.8 6.4 2015 4.7 5.3 2016 4.2 4.9 2017 (8 months) 4.2 4.6

Source: Department of Labor, State of New York

INDEBTEDNESS OF THE VILLAGE

Constitutional Requirements

The New York State Constitution limits the power of the Village (and other municipalities and school districts of the State) to issue obligations and to otherwise contract indebtedness. Such constitutional and statutory limitations include the following, in summary form, and are generally applicable to the Village and the Notes.

Purpose and Pledge. The Village shall not give or loan any money or property to or in aid of any individual or private corporation or private undertaking or give or loan its credit to or in aid of any of the foregoing or any public corporation.

The Village may contract indebtedness only for a Village purpose and shall pledge its faith and credit for the payment of principal of and interest thereon.

Payment and Maturity. Except for certain short-term indebtedness contracted in anticipation of taxes, or to be paid in one of the two fiscal years immediately succeeding the fiscal year in which such indebtedness was contracted, indebtedness shall be paid in annual installments commencing no later than two years after the date such indebtedness shall have been contracted and ending no later than the expiration of the periods of probable usefulness of the objects or purposes as determined by statute or weighted average maturity thereof; no installment may be more than fifty per centum in excess of the smallest prior installment, unless the Village has authorized the issuance of indebtedness having substantially level or declining annual debt service. The Village is required to provide an annual appropriation for the payment of interest due during the year on its indebtedness and for the amounts required in such year for amortization and redemption of its serial bonds and bond anticipation notes.

General. The Village is further subject to constitutional limitation by the general constitutionally imposed duty on the State Legislature to restrict the power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting indebtedness and loaning the credit of the Village so as to prevent abuses in the exercise of such powers; however, as has been noted under "Security and Source of Payment", the State Legislature is prohibited by a specific constitutional provision from restricting the power of the Village to levy taxes on real estate for the payment of interest on or principal of indebtedness theretofore contracted. However, the Tax Levy Limit Law imposes a statutory limitation on the Village’s power to increase its annual tax levy, unless the Village complies with certain procedural requirements to permit the Village to levy certain year-to-year increases in real property taxes. (See “Tax Levy Limit Law,” herein).

Statutory Procedure

In general, the State Legislature has authorized the power and procedure for the Village to borrow and incur indebtedness subject, of course, to the constitutional and statutory provisions set forth above. The power to spend money, however, generally derives from other law, including the Village Law and the General Municipal Law.

Pursuant to the Local Finance Law, the Village authorizes the incurrence of indebtedness by the adoption of a bond resolution approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Trustees, except in the event that the Village determines to subject the bond resolution to voter approval by mandatory referendum, in which case only a three-fifths vote is required.

The Local Finance Law also provides a twenty-day statute of limitations after publication of a bond resolution which, in effect, estops thereafter legal challenges to the validity of obligations authorized by such bond resolution except for alleged constitutional violations. The Village has complied with such procedure for the bond resolution authorizing the issuance of the Notes.

Each bond resolution usually authorizes the construction, acquisition or installation of the object or purpose to be financed, sets forth the plan of financing and specifies the maximum maturity of the bonds subject to the legal (Constitution, Local Finance Law and case law) restrictions relating to the period of probable usefulness with respect thereto.

Each bond resolution also authorizes the issuance of bond anticipation notes prior to the issuance of serial bonds. Statutory law in New York permits notes to be renewed each year provided that principal is amortized and provided that such renewals do not (with certain exceptions) extend more than five years beyond the original date of borrowing. However, notes issued in anticipation of the sale of serial bonds for assessable improvements are not subject to such five-year limit and may be renewed subject to annual reductions of principal for the entire period of probable usefulness of the purpose for which such notes were originally issued. (See "Payment and Maturity" under "Constitutional Requirements").

In addition, under each bond resolution, the Board of Trustees may delegate, and has delegated, power to issue and sell bonds and notes, to the Village Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer of the Village.

In general, the Local Finance Law contains similar provisions providing the Village with power to issue general obligation revenue anticipation notes, tax anticipation notes, deficiency notes and budget notes.

Debt Limit. The Village has the power to contract indebtedness for any Village purpose so long as the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof shall not exceed seven per centum of the average full valuation of taxable real estate of the Village and subject to certain enumerated exclusions and deductions such as water and certain sewer facilities and cash or appropriations for current debt service. The constitutional and statutory method for determining the full valuation is by dividing the assessed valuation of taxable real estate by the respective equalization rates assigned to each assessment roll. Such equalization rates are the ratios which each of such assessed valuations bear to the respective full valuation of such year, as assigned by the New York State Office of Real Property Services. The State Legislature is required to prescribe the manner by which such ratios shall be determined. Average full valuation is determined by adding the full valuations for the most recently completed assessment roll and the four immediately preceding assessments rolls and dividing the resulting sum of such addition by five.

There is no constitutional limitation on the amount that may be raised by the Village by tax on real estate in any fiscal year to pay principal and interest on all indebtedness. However, the Tax Levy Limit Law, imposes a statutory limitation on the power of the Village to increase its annual tax levy. The amount of such increases is limited by the formulas set forth in the Tax Levy Limit Law. (See “Tax Levy Limit Law,” herein).

The following pages set forth certain details with respect to the indebtedness of the Village.

Computation of Debt Limit and Calculation of Net Debt Contracting Margin (As of November 7, 2017)

Assessed State Equal. FYE May 31: Valuation Rate (%) Full Valuation

2013 $160,451,278 19.00 $844,480,411 2014 159,886,476 20.38 784,526,379 2015 160,963,473 19.50 825,453,708 2016 161,195,500 18.93 851,534,601 2017 162,208,188 19.00 853,727,305

Total Five Year Full Valuation $4,159,722,403 Average Five Year Full Valuation 831,944,481 Debt Limit - 7% of Average Full Valuation 58,236,114

Inclusions: General Purpose Bonds 875,000 Water Bonds 4,895,000 General Purpose BANs 2,420,000

Total Inclusions 8,190,000

Exclusions: Appropriations 340,000 Excluded Water Debt 4,895,000

Total Exclusions 5,235,000

Total Net Indebtedness 2,955,000

Net Debt Contracting Margin $55,281,114

Percent of Debt Contracting Margin Exhausted (%) 5.07

Details of Short-Term Indebtedness Outstanding (As of November 7, 2017)

The Village presently has outstanding the following short-term obligations:

Date Due Purpose Amount

11/30/17 Land Acquisition $ 79,000 11/30/17 Water System Improvements 240,000 11/30/17 Acquisition of DPW Truck 425,000 11/30/17 Installation of Traffic Signals 290,000 11/30/17 Street Lighting Improvements 275,000 11/30/17 Sidewalk Improvements 625,000 11/30/17 Road Improvements 113,000 11/30/17 Dam Improvements 373,000

Total $2,420,000a

a. To be redeemed by the issuance of the Notes and available funds in the amount of $340,000.

Debt Service Requirements - Outstanding Bonds

Fiscal Year Ending May 31: Principal Interest Total

2018 $460,000 $143,791 $603,791 2019 470,000 131,642 601,642 2020 475,000 118,633 593,633 2021 425,000 106,270 531,270 2022 270,000 94,538 364,538 2023 275,000 89,088 364,088 2024 280,000 83,453 363,453 2025 290,000 77,488 367,488 2026 295,000 71,233 366,233 2027 305,000 64,723 369,723 2028 215,000 59,238 274,238 2029 220,000 54,888 274,888 2030 220,000 50,488 270,488 2031 225,000 45,475 270,475 2032 230,000 39,788 269,788 2033 235,000 33,681 268,681 2034 240,000 26,850 266,850 2035 250,000 19,500 269,500 2036 260,000 11,850 271,850 2037 265,000 3,975 268,975

Totals $5,905,000 $1,326,587 $7,231,587

Capital Project Plans

The Village is generally responsible for providing services as required to the citizens on a Village-wide basis. The Village maintains a road system necessitating road resurfacing and improvements and the acquisition of machinery and, from time to time, equipment. Additionally, although not a capital expense, such road system requires annual expenditures for snow removal as well as regular general operating maintenance expenses. In addition, the Village owns, operates, maintains and improves recreation facilities. As has been noted, the Village generally has provided the financing for water facilities and maintains primary responsibility for these functions. In general, needs for capital funding for the above described projects for which the Village has responsibility are anticipated to continue and to be in approximately the same amounts or less than has prevailed in the past.

Authorized But Unissued Indebtedness

As of the date of this Official Statement, the Village has no authorized but unissued indebtedness.

Trend of Village Indebtedness

The following table represents the outstanding indebtedness of the Village at the end of the last five preceding fiscal years. Fiscal Year Ending May 31: 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Debt Outstanding End of Year Bonds $2,835,000 $2,510,000 $2,185,000 $6,354,900 $5,905,000 Bond Anticipation Notes 226,380 761,000 6,382,000 2,669,100 2,420,000 Other Debt 0 0 0 0 0

Total Debt Outstanding $3,061,380 $3,271,000 $8,567,000 $9,024,000 $8,325,000

Calculation of Estimated Overlapping and Underlying Indebtedness Percentage Applicable Applicable Net Overlapping Units Date of Report Applicable (%) Total Indebtedness Indebtedness

County of Orange 12/31/2016 2.65 $ 7,162,481 $6,611,413 Town of Monroe 12/31/2015 29.90 288,535 288,535 Monroe Woodbury CSD 06/30/2016 18.85 8,598,128 2,579,438

Totals $16,049,144 $9,479,386

Sources: Annual Reports of the respective units for the most recently completed fiscal year on file with the Office of the State Comptroller or more recently published Official Statements.

Debt Ratios (As of November 7, 2017)

Percentage Of Amount Per Capitaa Full Value (%)b

Total Direct Debt $ 8,190,000 $ 960 0.959 Net Direct Debt 2,955,000 346 0.346 Total Direct & Applicable Total Overlapping Debt 24,239,144 2,840 2.839 Net Direct & Applicable Net Overlapping Debt 12,434,386 1,457 1.456 a. Excludes the Notes. b. The current estimated population of the Village is 8,532. c. The full valuation of taxable real property in the Village for 2016-17 is $853,727,305.

FINANCES OF THE VILLAGE

Financial Statements and Accounting Procedures

The Village maintains its financial records in accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts for Villages prescribed by the State Comptroller. The financial affairs of the Village are subject to periodic compliance review by the Office of the State Comptroller to ascertain whether the Village has complied with the requirements of various State and Federal statutes. The Village also prepares an audited financial report on an annual basis. The last such report made available for public inspection covers the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015. The Village has also prepared an Unaudited Annual Financial Report Update Document (“AUD”) for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016. A draft of the 2016 audited financials is attached as Appendix B. A summary of the operating results for the past five fiscal years is attached as Appendix A hereto.

Investment Policy

The Village has adopted an investment policy which is summarized as follows:

The primary objectives of the local government's investment activities are, in priority order

• to conform with all applicable federal, state and other legal requirements (legal); • to adequately safeguard principal (safety); • to provide sufficient liquidity to meet all operating requirements (liquidity); and • to obtain a reasonable rate of return (yield).

The governing board's responsibility for administration of the investment program is delegated to the Village Treasurer who has established written procedures for the operation of the investment program consistent with these investment guidelines. Such procedures include an adequate internal control structure to provide a satisfactory level of accountability based on a data base or records incorporating description and amounts of investments, transaction dates, and other relevant information such procedures also regulate the activities of subordinate employees. Certain aspects of such procedures are summarized as follows:

All participants in the investment process shall seek to act responsibly as custodians of the public trust and shall avoid any transaction that might impair public confidence in the Village to govern effectively.

Investments shall be made with judgment and care, under circumstances then prevailing, which persons of prudence, discretion and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not for speculation, but for investment, considering the safety of the principal as well as the probable income to be derived.

All participants involved in the investment process shall refrain from personal business activity that could conflict with proper execution of the investment program, or which could impair their ability to make impartial investment decisions.

It is the policy of the Village to diversify its deposits and investments by financial institution, by investment instrument, and by maturity scheduling.

It is the policy of the Village for all moneys collected by an officer or employee of the government to transfer those funds to the Village Treasurer within the time period specified by law.

The Village Treasurer is responsible for establishing and maintaining an internal control structure to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that deposits and investments are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition, that transactions are executed in accordance with management's authorization and recorded properly, and are managed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

In accordance with the provisions of General Municipal Law, §10, all deposits of the Village, including certificates of deposit and special time deposits, in excess of the amount insured under the provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall be secured by a pledge of "eligible securities" with an aggregate "market value" as provided by GML §10, equal to the aggregate amount of deposits.

Eligible securities used for collateralizing deposits shall be held by a third party bank or trust company subject to security and custodial agreements.

The security agreement shall provide that eligible securities are being pledged to secure local government deposits together with agreed upon interest, if any, and any costs or expenses arising out of the collection of such deposits upon default. It shall also provide the conditions under which the securities may be sold, presented for payment, substituted or released and the events which will enable the local government to exercise its rights against the pledged securities. In the event that the securities are not registered or inscribed in the name of the Village, such securities shall be delivered in a form suitable for transfer or with an assignment in blank to the Village or its custodial bank.

The custodial agreement shall provide that securities held by the bank or trust company, or agent of and custodian for, the Village, will be kept separate and apart from the general assets of the custodial bank or trust company and will not, in any circumstances, be commingled with or become part of the backing for any other deposit or other liabilities. The agreement should also describe that the custodian shall confirm the receipt, substitution or release of the securities. The agreement shall provide for the frequency of revaluation of eligible securities and for the substitution of securities when a change in the rating of a security may cause ineligibility. Such agreement shall include all provisions necessary to provide the Village a perfected interest in the securities.

As authorized by General Municipal Law, §11, the Village authorizes the Village Treasurer to invest moneys not required for immediate expenditure for terms not to exceed its projected cash flow needs in the following types of investments:

• Special time deposit accounts;

• Certificates of deposit;

• Obligations of the United States of America;

• Obligations guaranteed by agencies of the United States of America where the payment of principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States of America;

• Obligations of the State of New York;

• Obligations issued pursuant to Local Finance Law §24.00 or 25.00 (with approval of the State Comptroller) by any municipality, school district or district corporation other than the Village;

• Obligations of public authorities, public housing authorities, urban renewal agencies and industrial development agencies where the general State statutes governing such entities or the specific enabling legislation authorizes such investments.

All investment obligations shall be payable or redeemable at the option of the Village within such times as the proceeds will be needed to meet expenditures for purposes for which the moneys were provided and, in the case of obligations purchased with the proceeds of bonds or notes, shall be payable or redeemable at the option of the Village within two years of the date of purchase.

The Village shall maintain a list of financial institutions and dealers approved for investment purposes and establish appropriate limits to the amount of investments which can be made with each financial institution or dealer. All financial institutions with which the Village conducts business must be credit worthy. Security dealers not affiliated with a bank shall be required to be classified as reporting dealers affiliated with the New York Federal Reserve Bank, as primary dealers. The Village Treasurer is responsible for evaluating the financial position and maintaining a listing of proposed depositaries, trading partners and custodians. Such listing shall be evaluated at least annually.

Budgetary Procedure

The head of each administrative unit of the Village is required to file detailed estimates of revenues (other than real property taxes) and expenditures for the next fiscal year with the Budget Officer. After reviewing these estimates, the Budget Officer prepares a tentative budget which includes his recommendations. Subsequently, the Village Clerk presents the tentative budget to the Board at a regular or special meeting. Review and preliminary alteration of the tentative budget by the Board and the tentative budget and such modifications, if any, as approved by the Board become the preliminary budget. A public hearing on the preliminary budget, notice of which must be given at least five (5) days prior to the hearing, must be held not later than April 15th. After the public hearing, the Board may further change and revise the preliminary budget. The board must adopt the preliminary budget as submitted or amended by May 1st, at which time the preliminary budget becomes the annual budget of the Village for the ensuing fiscal year. Budgetary control is the responsibility of the Village Treasurer.

Fund Structure and Accounts

The General Fund is the general operating fund for the Village and is used to account for substantially all revenues and expenditures of the Village. The Village also maintains a Water Fund.

Basis of Accounting

The Village's governmental funds are accounted for on a modified accrual basis whereby revenues, other than those susceptible ("measurable" and "available" to finance current operations) to accrual, are recorded when received in cash. Revenues susceptible to accrual include real property taxes and State aid. The Village generally records expenditures on the accrual basis when fund liabilities are incurred, except as follows: Interest on general obligation debt which is recorded when it becomes due. Pension costs billed to the Village by the State are recorded as expenditures in full in the fiscal year billed. The estimated unbilled portion of these pension costs for governmental funds are shown as a liability on the balance sheet of the general long-term debt accounts group. Accumulated vacation and sick leave are also accounted for in the general long-term debt account group. Inventories are generally not recorded but expensed at the time of purchase. Fixed assets are recorded at cost; there is no provision for depreciation expense.

Revenues

The Village receives most of its revenues from a real property tax on all non-exempt real property situated within the Village. Non-Property Taxes, Intergovernmental Charges, Departmental Income and State aid. A summary of such revenues for the five most recently completed fiscal years and estimated revenues for the current fiscal year may be found in Appendix A. See also “Tax Levy Limit Law” herein.

Real Property Taxes

See "Tax Information", herein.

State Aid

The Village receives financial assistance from the State. If the State should not adopt its budget in a timely manner, municipalities and school districts in the State, including the Village, may be affected by a delay in the payment of State aid. Additionally, if the State should experience difficulty in borrowing funds in anticipation of the receipt of State taxes in order to pay State aid to municipalities and school districts in the State, including the Village, in this year or future years, the Village may be affected by a delay in the receipt of State aid until sufficient State taxes have been received by the State to make State aid payments.

Based on the unaudited financial statements of the Village, the Village received approximately 5.71% of its total General Fund operating revenue from State aid in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2016. There is no assurance, however, that State appropriations for aid to municipalities will continue, either pursuant to existing formulas or in any form whatsoever. The State is not constitutionally obligated to maintain or continue such aid and, in fact, the State has drastically reduced funding to municipalities and school districts in the last several years in order to balance its own budget.

Although the Village cannot predict at this time whether there will be any delays and/or reductions in State aid in the current year or in future fiscal years, the Village may be able to mitigate the impact of any delays or reductions by reducing expenditures, increasing revenues appropriating other available funds on hand, and/or by any combination of the foregoing.

The following table sets forth the percentage of the Village’s General Fund revenue (excluding other financing sources) comprised of State aid for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016, and the 2017 and 2018 budget. 2017 and 2018 budgeted revenues do not include the appropriation of fund balance.

Year Ended General Fund State Aid May 31: Total Revenue State Aid To Revenues (%)

2012 $8,362,832 $248,212 2.97 2013 8,970,669 272,454 3.04 2014 9,138,028 303,175 3.32 2015 8,868,414 284,455 3.21 2016 9,772,742 557,457 5.70 2017 (Budgeted) 9,261,623 266,456 2.88 2018 (Budgeted) 9,849,408 291,456 2.96

Expenditures

The major categories of expenditure for the Village are General Government Support, Public Safety, Transportation, Home & Community Services and Employee Benefits. A summary of the expenditures for the five most recently completed fiscal years and the estimated expenditures for the current fiscal year may be found in Appendix A.

Employee Pension System

Substantially all employees of the Village are members of the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System (the “Retirement System” or “ERS”) or the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). The Retirement Systems are a cost-sharing multiple public employer retirement system. The obligation of employers and employees to contribute and the benefits to employees are governed by the New York State Retirement System and Social Security Law (the “Retirement System Law”). The Retirement Systems offers a wide range of plans and benefits which are related to years of service and final average salary, vesting of retirement benefits, death and disability benefits and optional methods of benefit payments. All benefits generally vest after five years of credited service, except for Tier 6 employees. The Retirement System Law generally provides that all participating employers in the Retirement Systems are jointly and severally liable for any unfunded amounts. Such amounts are collected through annual billings to all participating employers. Generally, all employees, except certain part-time employees, participate in the Retirement Systems. The Retirement Systems are non-contributory with respect to members hired prior to July 27, 1976. Generally, all members hired on or after July 27, 1976 through and including December 31, 2009 must contribute three percent of their gross annual salary towards the costs of retirement programs until they attain ten years in the Retirement Systems, at which time contributions become voluntary. On December 10, 2009, the Governor signed into law the creation of a new Tier 5 employees, which is effective for ERS employees hired after January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2012. Tier 5 contribute 3% of their salaries and there is no provision for these contributions to cease for Tier 5 employees after a certain period of service. Additionally, on March 16, 2012, the Governor signed into law the new Tier 6 pension program, effective for ERS employees hired after April 1, 2012. The Tier 6 legislation provides for increased employee contribution rates of between 3% and 6%, an increase in the retirement age from 62 years to 63 years, a readjustment of the pension multiplier, and a change in the time period for final average salary calculation from 3 years to 5 years. Tier 6 employees will vest in the system after ten years of employment and will continue to make employee contributions throughout employment.

As a result of significant capital market declines at certain times in the recent past, in certain years the State’s Retirement System portfolio has experienced negative investment performance and severe downward trends in market earnings. As a result of the foregoing, it is anticipated that the employer contribution rate for the State’s Retirement System in future years may be higher than the minimum contribution rate established under applicable law. Since 2010, various forms of legislation have been enacted to allow local governments and school districts the option of amortizing required contributions to the Retirement System. However, although these options reduce near term payments, it will require higher than normal contributions in later years. The Village has not found it necessary to amortize any payments to the retirement system.

Payments to the Retirement Systems

Fiscal Year Ending May 31: ERS PFRS Total

2013 $350,177 $455,786 $805,963 2014 430,280 330,161 760,441 2015 378,561 552,678 931,239 2016 321,206 408,782 729,988 2017 284,468 431,590 716,058 2018 (Budgeted) 285,894 447,286 733,180

Other Post-Employment Benefits

The Village provides post-retirement healthcare benefits to various categories of former employees. These costs may be expected to rise substantially in the future. Accounting rules now require governmental entities, such as the Village, to account for post-retirement health care benefits as it accounts for vested pension benefits. GASB Statement No. 45 (“GASB 45”) described below requires such accounting.

OPEB refers to "other post-employment benefits," meaning benefits other than pension benefits. OPEB consists primarily of health care benefits, and may include other benefits such as disability benefits and life insurance. Before GASB 45, OPEB costs were generally accounted for and managed as current expenses in the year paid and were not reported as a liability on governmental financial statements.

GASB 45 requires municipalities and school districts to account for OPEB liabilities in the same manner as they already account for pension liabilities. It requires them to adopt the actuarial methodologies used for pensions, with adjustments for the different characteristics of OPEB and the fact that most municipalities and school districts have not set aside any funds against this liability. Unlike GASB Statement No. 27, which covers accounting for pensions, GASB 45 does not require municipalities or school districts to report a net OPEB obligation at the start.

Under GASB 45, based on actuarial valuation, an annual required contribution ("ARC") is determined for each municipality or school district. The ARC is the sum of (a) the normal cost for the year (the present value of future benefits being earned by current employees) plus (b) amortization of the unfunded accrued liability (benefits already earned by current and former employees but not yet provided for), using an amortization period of not more than 30 years. If a municipality or school district contributes an amount less than the ARC, a net OPEB obligation will result, which is required to be recorded as a liability on its financial statements.

GASB 45 does not require that the unfunded liability actually be amortized nor that it be advance funded, only that the municipality or school district account for its unfunded accrued liability and compliance in meeting its ARC. The Village presents its financial statements under a comprehensive statutory basis of accounting in accordance with principles prescribed by the Office of the State Comptroller (“OSC”) of the State of New York.

The following table shows the components of the Village’s annual OPEB cost for the year, the amount actually contributed to the plan, and changes in the Village’s net OPEB obligation:

Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation FYE May 31, 2016:

Annual required contribution (ARC) $1,228,807 Interest on net OPEB obligation 105,947 Adjustments to Annual Required Contribution (114,416) Annual OPEB cost (expense) 1,220,338 Less: Contributions made (547,666) Change in net OPEB obligation 672,672 Net OPEB obligation-beginning of year 2,648,673 Net OPEB obligation-end of year $3,321,345

The Village’s annual OPEB cost, the percentage of annual OPEB cost contributed to the plan and the net OPEB obligations for the current and preceding year is as follows:

Percentage of Annual OPEB Net OPEB Fiscal Year Ended Annual OPEB Cost Cost Contributed Obligation

May 31, 2016 $1,220,338 44.9% $3,321,345 May 31, 2015 897,349 50.6 2,648,673 May 31, 2014 985,217 45.9 2,205,787

Actuarial Valuation is required every two years for OPEB plans with more than two hundred members, or every three years if there are less than two hundred members. Additional information about GASB 45 and other accounting rules applicable to municipalities and school districts may be obtained from GASB.

In February of 2015, the Office of the State Comptroller proposed legislation to provide the State and certain local governments with the authority to establish trusts in which to accumulate assets for OPEB and to establish an OPEB investment fund in the sole custody of the State Comptroller for the investment of OPEB assets of the State and participating eligible local governments. At this time, such proposed legislation has not been adopted by the State Legislature, and New York State has not developed guidelines for the creation and use of irrevocable trusts for the funding of OPEB. As a result, the Village has decided to continue funding the expenditure on a pay-as-you-go basis.

TAX INFORMATION

Real Property Taxes

The Village derives its power to levy an ad valorem real property tax from the Constitution of the State. The Village's power to levy real property taxes, other than for debt service and certain other purposes, is limited by the State Constitution to two percent of the five-year average full valuation of taxable property of the Village. (See “Tax Limit” herein). The State Board of Real Property Services annually establishes State Equalization Rates for all localities in the State, which are determined by statistical sampling of market sales/assessment studies. The equalization rates are used in the calculation and distribution of certain State aids and are used by many localities in the calculation of debt contracting and real property taxing limitations.

The following table sets forth the percentage of the Village’s General Fund revenue (excluding other financing sources) comprised of real property taxes for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 and budgeted for 2017 and 2018. 2017 and 2018 budgeted revenues do not include appropriation of fund balance.

Year Real Real Property Ended Property Taxes to May 31: Total Revenue Taxes Revenues (%)

2012 $8,362,832 $5,547,086 66.33 2013 8,970,669 5,747,998 64.08 2014 9,421,183 5,904,390 62.67 2015 8,868,414 6,085,974 68.63 2016 9,772,742 6,443,449 65.93 2017 (Budgeted) 9,261,623 6,635,083 71.64 2018 (Budgeted) 9,849,408 6,936,495 70.43

Tax Collection Procedure

Taxes are payable until June 30 without penalty. Penalties are imposed thereafter at an annual rate determined by the New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. On November 1, uncollected taxes are turned over to the County Commissioner of Finance and uncollected taxes and penalties are relieved as part of the County tax levy. The County guarantees to pay the Village the full amount of such uncollected taxes prior to the end of the Village fiscal year.

Tax Levy Limit Law

Prior to the enactment of Chapter 97 of the New York Laws of 2011 (the “Tax Levy Limit Law”) on June 24, 2011, all the taxable real property within the Village had been subject to the levy of ad valorem taxes to pay the bonds and notes of the Village and interest thereon without limitation as to rate or amount. However, the Tax Levy Limit Law, as amended, imposes a tax levy limitation upon the Village for any fiscal year commencing after January 1, 2012 continuing through June 15, 2020, as extended, or later as provided in the Tax Levy Limit Law, without providing an exclusion for debt service on obligations issued by the Village. As a result, the power of the Village to levy real estate taxes on all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the bonds and notes of the Village and interest thereon is subject to statutory limitations set forth in Tax Levy Limit Law.

The following is a brief summary of certain relevant provisions of Tax Levy Limit Law. The summary is not complete and the full text of the Tax Levy Limit Law should be read in order to understand the details and implications thereof. The Tax Levy Limit Law imposes a limitation on increases in the real property tax levy of the Village, subject to certain exceptions. The Tax Levy Limit Law permits the Village to increase its overall real property tax levy over the tax levy of the prior year by no more than the “Allowable Levy Growth Factor”, which is the lesser of one and two-one hundredths or the sum of one plus the Inflation Factor; provided, however that in no case shall the levy growth factor be less than one. The "Inflation Factor" is the quotient of: (i) the average of the 20 National Consumer Price Indexes determined by the United States Department of Labor for the twelve-month period ending six months prior to the start of the coming fiscal year minus the average of the National Consumer Price Indexes determined by the United States Department of Labor for the twelve-month period ending six months prior to the start of the prior fiscal year, divided by: (ii) the average of the National Consumer Price Indexes determined by the United States Department of Labor for the twelve-month period ending six months prior to the start of the prior fiscal year, with the result expressed as a decimal to four places. The Village is required to calculate its tax levy limit for the upcoming year in accordance with the provision above and provide all relevant information to the New York State Comptroller prior to adopting its budget. The Tax Levy Limit Law sets forth certain exclusions to the real property tax levy limitation of the Village, including exclusions for certain portions of the expenditures for retirement system contributions and tort judgments payable by the Village. The Village Board is authorized to adopt a budget that exceeds the tax levy limit for the coming fiscal year, only if the Village Board first enacts, by a vote of at least sixty percent of the total voting power of the governing board of the Village, a local law to override such limit for such coming fiscal year.

The Tax Levy Limit Law does not contain an exception from the levy limitation for the payment of debt service on either outstanding general obligation bonds or notes of the Village or such indebtedness incurred after the effective date of the Tax Levy Limit Law. As such, there can be no assurances that the Tax Levy Limit Law will not come under legal challenge for violating (i) Article VIII, Section 12 of the State Constitution for not providing an exception for debt service on obligations issued prior to the enactment of the Tax Levy Limit Law, (ii) Article VIII, Section 10 of the State Constitution by effectively eliminating the exception for debt service to general real estate tax limitations, and (iii) Article VIII, Section 2 of the State Constitution by limiting the pledge of its faith and credit by a municipality or school district for the payment of debt service on obligations issued by such municipality or school district.

Tax Limit

The Constitution limits the amount that may be raised by the Village ad valorem tax levy on real estate in any fiscal year to two per centum (2%) of the five-year average full valuation of taxable real estate of the Village plus (1) the amounts required for principal and interest on all capital indebtedness, and (2) current appropriations for certain purposes. The tax limit for the Village for the 2016-2017 fiscal year (based on the 2016 assessment roll) is as follows:

Five-Year Average Full Valuation ……………………………………………. $831,944,481 Tax Limit – 2% thereof ……………………………………………………….. 16,638,890 Tax Levy for General Village Purposes ………………………………………. 6,400,233 Less: Exclusions ……………………………………………………………… 0 Tax Levy Subject to Tax Limit ………………………………………………… 6,400,233

Constitutional Tax Margin …………………………………………………….. $10,238,657

Tax Levy and Collection Record and Tax Rates

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Tax Levy $5,904,390 $6,085,974 $6,400,233 $6,788,407 $6,880,730 Taxes Rate per $1,000 of $36.93 $37.81 $39.70 $40.37 $42.29 Assessed Valuation

Selected Listing of Large Taxable Properties 2016-2017 Assessment Rolla Assessed Name Type Valuation

Orange & Rockland Utility $3,978,486 Centro NP Monroe Plaza LLC Shopping Center 2,788,500 ACP Monroe Assoc. LLC Shopping Center 1,980,000 Frontier Communications Utility 1,618,263 Hillside Plaza Inc Mfg.- Housing 1,019,100 Bassman Family LLC Commercial 648,500 Roseland Group LLC Various Commercial 583,400 400 Monroe Realty LLC Various Commercial 475,000 Ali Pres Realty LLC Various Commercial 402,800 Warwick Savings Bank Bank 361,500

Total a $13,855,549

a. Represents 8.54% of the 2016-17 Total Taxable Assessed Valuation.

Tax Certiorari Claims

In common with other municipalities, there are a number of tax certiorari proceedings pending involving properties that are subject to the levy of Village taxes. The plaintiffs in these matters have asserted that their properties are over-assessed and are seeking assessment reductions. A refund of excess taxes is also generally requested. Historically, certiorari claims have been settled through negotiations, resulting in amounts, at times, substantially less than originally claimed. Many settlements provide for future adjustments with no direct outlay of money. There are no significant claims filed by the larger taxpayers at this time.

LITIGATION

In common with other villages, the Village from time to time receives notices of claim and is party to litigation. In the opinion of the Village, after consultation with the Village Attorney, unless otherwise set forth herein and apart from matters provided for by applicable insurance coverage, there are no significant claims or actions pending in which the Village has not asserted a substantial and adequate defense, nor which, if determined against the Village, would have an adverse material effect on the financial conditions of the Village.

TAX MATTERS

Opinion of Bond Counsel

In the opinion of Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, Bond Counsel to the Village, under existing statutes and court decisions and assuming continuing compliance with certain tax certifications described herein, (i) interest on the Notes is excluded from gross income for Federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 103 of Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) interest on the Notes is not treated as a preference item in calculating the alternative minimum tax imposed on individuals and corporations under the Code; such interest, however, is included in the adjusted current earnings of certain corporations for purposes of calculating the alternative minimum tax imposed on such corporations. The Tax Certificate of the Village (the “Tax Certificate”), which will be delivered concurrently with the delivery of the Notes will contain provisions and procedures relating to compliance with applicable requirements of the Code. In rendering its opinion, Bond Counsel has relied on certain representations, certifications of fact, and statements of reasonable expectations made by the Village in connection with the Notes, and Bond Counsel has assumed compliance by the Village with certain ongoing provisions and procedures set forth in the Tax Certificate relating to compliance with applicable requirements of the Code to assure the exclusion of interest on the Notes from gross income under Section 103 of the Code.

In addition, in the opinion of Bond Counsel to the Village, under existing statutes, interest on the Notes is exempt from personal income taxes of New York State and its political subdivisions, including The City of New York.

Bond Counsel expresses no opinion regarding any other Federal or state tax consequences with respect to the Notes. Bond Counsel renders its opinion under existing statutes and court decisions as of the issue date, and assumes no obligation to update, revise or supplement its opinion after the issue date to reflect any action hereafter taken or not taken, or any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to its attention, or changes in law or in interpretations thereof that may hereafter occur, or for any other reason. Bond Counsel expresses no opinion on the effect of any action hereafter taken or not taken in reliance upon an opinion of other counsel on the exclusion from gross income for Federal income tax purposes of interest on the Notes, or under state and local tax law.

Certain Ongoing Federal Tax Requirements and Certifications

The Code establishes certain ongoing requirements that must be met subsequent to the issuance and delivery of the Notes in order that interest on the Notes be and remain excluded from gross income under Section 103 of the Code. These requirements include, but are not limited to, requirements relating to use and expenditure of gross proceeds of the Notes, yield and other restrictions on investments of gross proceeds, and the arbitrage rebate requirement that certain excess earnings on gross proceeds be rebated to the Federal government. Noncompliance with such requirements may cause interest on the Notes to become included in gross income for Federal income tax purposes retroactive to their issue date, irrespective of the date on which such noncompliance occurs or is discovered. The Village, in executing the Tax Certificate, will certify to the effect that the Village will comply with the provisions and procedures set forth therein and that it will do and perform all acts and things necessary or desirable to assure the exclusion of interest on the Notes from gross income under Section 103 of the Code.

Certain Collateral Federal Tax Consequences

The following is a brief discussion of certain collateral Federal income tax matters with respect to the Notes. It does not purport to address all aspects of Federal taxation that may be relevant to a particular owner of a Note. Prospective investors, particularly those who may be subject to special rules, are advised to consult their own tax advisors regarding the Federal tax consequences of owning and disposing of the Notes.

Prospective owners of the Notes should be aware that the ownership of such obligations may result in collateral Federal income tax consequences to various categories of persons, such as corporations (including S corporations and foreign corporations), financial institutions, property and casualty and life insurance companies, individual recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, individuals otherwise eligible for the earned income tax credit, and taxpayers deemed to have incurred or continued indebtedness to purchase or carry obligations the interest on which is excluded from gross income for Federal income tax purposes. Interest on the Notes may be taken into account in determining the tax liability of foreign corporations subject to the branch profits tax imposed by Section 884 of the Code.

Original Issue Discount

“Original issue discount” (“OID”) is the excess of the sum of all amounts payable at the stated maturity of a Note (excluding certain “qualified stated interest” that is unconditionally payable at least annually at prescribed rates) over the issue price of that maturity. In general, the “issue price” of a maturity means the first price at which a substantial amount of the Notes of that maturity was sold (excluding sales to bond houses, brokers, or similar persons acting in the capacity as underwriters, placement agents, or wholesalers). In general, the issue price for each maturity of Notes is expected to be the initial public offering price set forth in this Official Statement. Bond Counsel further is of the opinion that, for any Notes having OID (a “Discount Note”), OID that has accrued and is properly allocable to the owners of the Discount Notes under Section 1288 of the Code is excludable from gross income for Federal income tax purposes to the same extent as other interest on the Notes. In general, under Section 1288 of the Code, OID on a Discount Note accrues under a constant yield method, based on periodic compounding of interest over prescribed accrual periods using a compounding rate determined by reference to the yield on that Discount Note. An owner’s adjusted basis in a Discount Note is increased by accrued OID for purposes of determining gain or loss on sale, exchange, or other disposition of such Discount Note. Accrued OID may be taken into account as an increase in the amount of tax-exempt income received or deemed to have been received for purposes of determining various other tax consequences of owning a Discount Note even though there will not be a corresponding cash payment.

Owners of Discount Notes should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the treatment of original issue discount for Federal income tax purposes, including various special rules relating thereto, and the state and local tax consequences of acquiring, holding, and disposing of Discount Notes.

Note Premium

In general, if an owner acquires a Note for a purchase price (excluding accrued interest) or otherwise at a tax basis that reflects a premium over the sum of all amounts payable on the Note after the acquisition date (excluding certain “qualified stated interest” that is unconditionally payable at least annually at prescribed rates), that premium constitutes “note premium” on that Note (a “Premium Note”). In general, under Section 171 of the Code, an owner of a Premium Note must amortize the note premium over the remaining term of the Premium Note, based on the owner’s yield over the remaining term of the Premium Note, determined based on constant yield principles (in certain cases involving a Premium Note callable prior to its stated maturity date, the amortization period and yield may be required to be determined on the basis of an earlier call date that results in the lowest yield on such note). An owner of a Premium Note must amortize the note premium by offsetting the qualified stated interest allocable to each interest accrual period under the owner’s regular method of accounting against the note premium allocable to that period. In the case of a tax-exempt Premium Note, if the note premium allocable to an accrual period exceeds the qualified stated interest allocable to that accrual period, the excess is a nondeductible loss. Under certain circumstances, the owner of a Premium Note may realize a taxable gain upon disposition of the Premium Note even though it is sold or redeemed for an amount less than or equal to the owner’s original acquisition cost. Owners of any Premium Note should consult their own tax advisors regarding the treatment of note premium for Federal income tax purposes, including various special rules relating thereto, and state and local tax consequences, in connection with the acquisition, ownership, amortization of note premium on, sale, exchange, or other disposition of Premium Notes.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Information reporting requirements apply to interest on tax-exempt obligations, including the Notes. In general, such requirements are satisfied if the interest recipient completes, and provides the payor with, a Form W-9, “Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification,” or if the recipient is one of a limited class of exempt recipients. A recipient not otherwise exempt from information reporting who fails to satisfy the information reporting requirements will be subject to “backup withholding,” which means that the payor is required to deduct and withhold a tax from the interest payment, calculated in the manner set forth in the Code. For the foregoing purpose, a “payor” generally refers to the person or entity from whom a recipient receives its payments of interest or who collects such payments on behalf of the recipient.

If an owner purchasing a Note through a brokerage account has executed a Form W-9 in connection with the establishment of such account, as generally can be expected, no backup withholding should occur. In any event, backup withholding does not affect the excludability of the interest on the Series B Notes from gross income for Federal income tax purposes. Any amounts withheld pursuant to backup withholding would be allowed as a refund or a credit against the owner’s Federal income tax once the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.

Miscellaneous

Tax legislation, administrative actions taken by tax authorities, or court decisions, whether at the Federal or state level, may adversely affect the tax-exempt status of interest on the Notes under Federal or state law or otherwise prevent beneficial owners of the Notes from realizing the full current benefit of the tax status of such interest. In addition, such legislation or actions (whether currently proposed, proposed in the future, or enacted) and such decisions could affect the market price or marketability of the Notes.

Prospective purchasers of the Notes should consult their own tax advisors regarding the foregoing matters.

LEGAL MATTERS

Legal matters incident to the authorization, issuance and sale of the Notes will be subject to the final approving opinion of the law firm of Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, Bond Counsel to the Village with respect to the Notes, which will be available at the time of delivery of the Notes, substantially as set forth in Appendix C.

DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING

In order to assist the purchasers of the Notes in complying with Rule 15c2-12 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 15c2-12”), the Village will execute an Undertaking to Provide Notices of Events, the form of which is attached hereto as “Appendix D”.

Continuing Disclosure Compliance History

Upon the issuance of the 2012 Public Improvement Serial Bonds, the Village entered into a Limited Disclosure Undertaking requiring it to file certain financial information on an annual basis. Although such information is currently available on EMMA, certain documents were not filed in a timely manner in 2012, 2013 and 2014 in compliance with the 2012 Undertaking. Material event notices were filed on November 5, 2014, November 18, 2014 and November 10, 2015 regarding the failure to file the information. In addition, the Village has not filed the unaudited financial statements, as required under the 2012 Undertaking, for the fiscal years ending May 31, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

On June 13, 2017 the Village filed a material event notice for the failure to file its audited financial statements for the 2016 fiscal year within a timely manner.

RATING

The Notes are not rated.

Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s) has assigned a rating of “Aa3” to the outstanding bonds of the Village. This rating reflects only the view of the rating agency furnishing the same, and an explanation of the significance of this rating may be obtained only from the rating agency. There is no assurance such rating will continue for any given period of time, or that such rating will not be revised or withdrawn by such rating agency, if in its judgment, circumstances so warrant. Any such action could have an adverse effect on the market for and market price of the Notes.

MUNICIPAL ADVISOR

Munistat Services, Inc. (the “Municipal Advisor”), is a Municipal Advisor, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. The Municipal Advisor serves as independent municipal advisor to the Village on matters relating to debt management. The Municipal Advisor is a municipal advisory and consulting organization and is not engaged in the business of underwriting, marketing, or trading municipal securities or any other negotiated instruments. The Municipal Advisor has provided advice as to the plan of financing and the structuring of the Notes and has reviewed and commented on certain legal documents, including this Official Statement. The advice on the plan of financing and the structuring of the Notes was based on materials provided by the Village and other sources of information believed to be reliable. The Municipal Advisor has not audited, authenticated, or otherwise verified the information provided by the Village or the information set forth in this Official Statement or any other information available to the Village with respect to the appropriateness, accuracy, or completeness of disclosure of such information and no guarantee, warranty, or other representation is made by the Municipal Advisor respecting the accuracy and completeness of or any other matter related to such information and this Official Statement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information may be obtained upon request from the Village Treasurer’s office, Catherine M. Murray, Village Treasurer, Village of Monroe, 7 Stage Road, Monroe, NY 10950, telephone number (845) 782-8341, email: [email protected], or from the office of Munistat Services, Inc., 12 Roosevelt Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York 11776, telephone number 631/331-8888 and website: http://www.munistat.com.

Munistat Services, Inc. may place a copy of this Official Statement on its website at www.munistat.com. Unless this Official Statement specifically indicates otherwise, no statement on such website is included by specific reference or constitutes a part of this Official Statement. Munistat Services, Inc. has prepared such website information for convenience, but no decisions should be made in reliance upon that information. Typographical or other errors may have occurred in converting original source documents to digital format, and neither the Village nor Munistat Services, Inc. assumes any liability or responsibility for errors or omissions on such website. Further, Munistat Services, Inc. and the Village disclaim any duty or obligation either to update or to maintain that information or any responsibility or liability for any damages caused by viruses in the electronic files on the website. Munistat Services, Inc. and the Village also assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions or for any updates to dated website information.

Any statements in this Official Statement involving matters of opinion or estimates, whether or not expressly stated, are intended as such and not as representations of fact. No representation is made that any of such statements will be, in fact, realized. This Official Statement is not to be construed as a contract or agreement between the Village and the original purchasers or owners of any of the Notes.

The preparation and distribution of this Official Statement has been authorized by various resolutions of the Village which delegates to the Village Treasurer the power to sell and issue the Notes.

By: s/s CATHERINE M. MURRAY Village Treasurer Village of Monroe Monroe, New York November , 2017

APPENDIX A

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Balance Sheets General Funds Fiscal Year Ended May 31

2015 2016 General General Fund Fund

ASSETS Cash and Investments $ 1,478,535 $ 2,127,120 Due from Other Governments 408,702 536,885 Due from Other Funds 57 490,682 Prepaid Expenses 4,577

Total $ 1,891,871 $ 3,154,687

LIABILITIES Accounts Payable $ 44,253 $ 46,510 Accrued Liabilities 67,257 137,081 Due to Other Funds 203,906 703,958 Due to Retirement Systems 122,240 100,533 Other Liabilities 72,574 236,492

Total Liabilities $ 510,230 $ 1,224,574

Fund Balances: Nonspendable $ 4,577 $ 0 Restricted 521,140 512,553 Assigned 250,465 376,429 Unassigned 605,459 1,041,131

Total Fund Equity $ 1,381,641 $ 1,930,113

Total Liabilities and Fund Equity $ 1,891,871 $ 3,154,687

Source: Audited Financial Statements of the Village (2015) Source: Draft Audited Financial Statements of the Village (2016) NOTE: This Schedule NOT audited

Village of Monroe A-1 Balance Sheets Water Funds Fiscal Year Ended May 31

2015 2016 Water Water Fund Fund

ASSETS Cash and Investments $ 169,169 $ 353,844 Accounts Receivable 412,229 395,350 Restricted Assets Prepaid Expenses 964

Total $ 582,362 $ 749,194

LIABILITIES Accounts Payable $ 42,320 $ 33,952 Accrued Liabilities 5,013 7,217 Due to Other Funds 11,369 311,369 Due to Retirement Systems 15,091 9,152 Notes Payable Other Liabilities 578 8,193

Total Liabilities $ 74,371 $ 369,883

NET ASSETS Nonspendable $ 964 $ 0 Assigned 61,312 61,407 Restricted for Capital Projecets 445,715 317,904 Unrestricted 0 0

Total Net Assets $ 507,991 $ 379,311

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 582,362 $ 749,194

Source: Audited Financial Statements of the Village (2015) Source: AUD (2016) NOTE: This Schedule NOT audited

Village of Monroe A-2 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Fund Balances General Fund

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Revenues: Real Property Taxes & Tax Items $ 5,584,267 $ 5,796,381 $ 5,949,519 $ 6,121,815 $ 6,443,449 Non-Property Taxes 1,395,810 1,471,803 1,550,935 1,536,595 1,547,669 Departmental Income 249,282 461,985 296,162 163,149 219,633 Intergovernmental Charges 30,509 30,646 30,596 3,595 3,637 Use of Money and Property 87,389 85,876 92,629 158,442 147,848 Fines & Forfeitures 180,344 282,404 284,842 249,396 272,499 Licenses and Permits 170,322 160,738 127,505 101,607 242,288 Sale of Property & Compensation for Loss 37,264 143,938 38,439 54,942 67,494 Miscellaneous Local Sources 31,788 28,618 282,138 44,418 96,774 Interfund Revenues 145,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 State Aid 248,212 272,454 303,175 284,455 557,457 Federal Aid 202,645 85,826 315,243 23,994

Total Revenues $ 8,362,832 $ 8,970,669 $ 9,421,183 $ 8,868,414 $ 9,772,742

Expenditures: General Government Support 615,772 695,551 730,044 742,511 882,039 Public Safety 2,842,292 2,814,246 2,948,732 2,833,546 2,787,985 Health 1,120 1,070 1,130 1,360 930 Transportation 1,770,541 2,175,974 2,285,715 2,332,690 2,148,333 Culture and Recreation 562,801 454,258 830,212 554,680 546,172 Home and Community Services 266,512 249,905 238,944 227,454 231,233 Employee Benefits 2,094,838 2,222,735 2,300,586 2,500,383 2,328,700 Debt Service 110,873 175,846 192,815 192,706 229,278

Total Expenditures $ 8,264,749 $ 8,789,585 $ 9,528,178 $ 9,385,330 $ 9,154,670

Other Financing Sources (Uses): Proceeds From: Operating Transfers In 18,943 Operating Transfers Out (20,066) (49,300) (69,600)

Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 0 0 (20,066) (30,357) (69,600)

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues & Other Financing Sources Over Expenditures & Other Uses 98,083 181,084 (127,061) (547,273) 548,472

Fund Balance Beginning of Year 1,736,808 1,834,891 2,015,975 1,888,914 1,341,641

Prior Period Adjustments 40,000

Fund Balance End of Year $ 1,834,891 $ 2,015,975 $ 1,888,914 $ 1,341,641 $ 1,930,113

*During the fiscal year 2013-14 the Water fund was converted from a properietary fund to a governmental fund Source: Audited Financial Statements (2012-2015), Draft Audit (2016) NOTE: This Schedule NOT audited

Village of Monroe A-3 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Fund Balances Water

Fiscal Year Ending May 31:

2011 2012 2013 Operating Revenues: Charges for Services $ 1,579,255 $ 1,521,283 $ 1,593,659 Other Operating Revenues 69,653 51,675 20,178

Total Revenues $ 1,648,908 $ 1,572,958 $ 1,613,837

Operating Expenses: Salaries, Wages, and Employee Benefits 746,712 812,353 840,669 Contactual Expense 583,018 483,402 603,329 Depreciation 186,577 241,451 191,555

Total Expenses $ 1,516,307 $ 1,537,206 $ 1,635,553

Operating Income 132,601 35,752 (21,716)

Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses) Investment Income 906 658 374 Interest Expense (62,118) (30,763) (47,746) Funding of Reserves Interfund Transfer In Transfer to Reserves

Total Non-Operating Revenues (Expense) (61,212) (30,105) (47,372)

Change in Net Assets 71,389 5,647 (69,088)

Net Assets - Beginning of Year 5,500,469 5,571,858 5,577,505 Prior Period Adjustments

Net Assets - End of Year $ 5,571,858 $ 5,577,505 $ 5,508,417

*During the fiscal year 2013-14 the Water fund was converted from a properietary fund to a governmental fund Source: Audited Financial Statements (2011-2013) NOTE: This Schedule NOT audited

Village of Monroe A-4 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Fund Balances Water Fund

2014 2015 2016 Revenues: Departmental Income $ 1,486,933 $ 1,866,857 $ 1,991,179 Use of Money and Property 252 265 5,038 Miscellaneous Local Sources 1,352 24,956 Sale of Property & Compensation for Loss 51,831 20,531 19,037

Total Revenues $ 1,539,016 $ 1,889,005 $ 2,040,210

Expenditures: General Government Support 5,192 3,648 3,756 Home and Community Services 1,037,031 1,057,731 1,458,370 Employee Benefits 316,666 308,983 326,967 Debt Service 270,785 285,592 306,397

Total Expenditures $ 1,629,674 $ 1,655,954 $ 2,095,490

Other Financing Sources (Uses): Proceeds From: Proceeds of Obligations Operating Transfers In 449,841 Operating Transfers Out (47,543) (36,700) (73,400)

Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 402,298 (36,700) (73,400)

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues & Other Financing Sources Over Expenditures & Other Uses 311,640 196,351 (128,680)

Fund Balance Beginning of Year 0 311,640 507,991

Prior Period Adjustments

Fund Balance End of Year $ 311,640 $ 507,991 $ 379,311

*During the fiscal year 2013-14 the Water fund was converted from a properietary fund to a governmental fund. Source: Audited Financial Statements (2014-2015) Draft Audit (2016) NOTE: This Schedule NOT audited

Village of Monroe A-5 Budget Summaries General Fund

Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 2018 General Water Revenues: Real Property Taxes and Tax Items $ 6,936,495 $ Non-Property Tax Items 1,385,000 Departmental Income 246,075 1,928,824 Use of Money and Property 94,341 Licenses & Permits 205,700 10,000 Fines & Forfeitures 284,591 Sale of Property & Insurances 20,750 30,000 State Aid 291,456 Interfund Revenues 150,000 Appropriations of Fund Balance 235,000

Total Revenues $ 9,849,408 $ 1,968,824

Expenditures: General Government Support $ 893,461 $ 28,759 Public Safety 2,834,968 Health 2,000 Transportation 2,152,092 Culture and Recreation 540,033 Home and Community Services 262,707 1,113,699 Employee Benefits 2,630,665 309,467 Interfund Transfers (with Debt Service) 533,482 516,899

Total Expenditures $ 9,849,408 $ 1,968,824

Source: 2017-2018 Budget Adopted by the Village of Monroe

Village of Monroe A-6 Budget Summaries General Fund

Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 2017 General Water Revenues: Real Property Taxes and Tax Items $ 6,635,083 $ Non-Property Tax Items 1,375,000 Departmental Income 248,806 1,875,724 Use of Money and Property 87,180 850 Licenses & Permits 245,100 40,000 Fines & Forfeitures 231,248 Sale of Property & Insurances 10,750 State Aid 266,456 Interfund Revenues 150,000 Appropriations of Fund Balance 235,000 Miscellaneous 12,000

Total Revenues $ 9,496,623 $ 1,916,574

Expenditures: General Government Support $ 868,932 $ 28,740 Public Safety 2,744,896 Health 2,000 Transportation 2,172,360 Culture and Recreation 510,197 Home and Community Services 254,945 1,040,057 Employee Benefits 2,450,597 285,768 Interfund Transfers (with Debt Service) 492,696 562,009

Total Expenditures $ 9,496,623 $ 1,916,574

Sources: 2016-2017 Budget Adopted by the Village of Monroe

Village of Monroe A-7

VILLAGE OF MONROE

APPENDIX B

DRAFT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2016

NOTE: SUCH FINANCIAL REPORT AND OPINIONS WERE PREPARED AS OF THE DATE THEREOF AND HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED AND/OR UPDATED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT

Village of Monroe, New York

Financial Statements and Supplementary Information

Year Ended May 31, 2016

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Table of Contents

Page No.

Independent Auditors' Report 1

Management’s Discussion and Analysis 3

Basic Financial Statements Government-Wide Financial Statements Statement of Net Position Statement of Activities Fund Financial Statements Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds Reconciliation of Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Government- Wide Statement of Net Position Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - General and Water Funds Statement of Net Position - Fiduciary Funds Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position - Pension Trust Fund - Service Awards Program Notes to Financial Statements Required Supplementary Information Other Post Employment Benefits Schedule of Funding Progress - Last Three Fiscal Years New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System Schedule of the Village’s Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability Schedule of Contributions New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System Schedule of the Village’s Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability Schedule of Contributions

Combining and Individual Fund Financial Statements and Schedules

Major Governmental Funds General Fund Comparative Balance Sheet DRAFT Comparative Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual Schedule of Revenues and Other Financing Sources Compared to Budget Schedule of Expenditures and Other Financing Uses Compared to Budget Water Fund Comparative Balance Sheet Comparative Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual Special Purpose Fund Comparative Balance Sheet Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance Capital Projects Fund Comparative Balance Sheet Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance Independent Auditors' Report

The Honorable Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Monroe, New York

Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, each major fund and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Village of Monroe, New York (“Village”) as of and for the year ended May 31, 2016, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the Village’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes 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 fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility Our responsibility is to express opinions 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. 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 Village’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 Village’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. DRAFT We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.

Opinions In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Village, as of May 31, 2016, and the respective changes in financial position, thereof, and the respective budgetary comparison for the General and Water funds for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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We draw attention to Note 2E and Note 3F in the notes to the financial statements which disclose the effects of the Village’s adoption of the provisions of Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement Nos. 68 “Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions” and 71 “Pension Transition for Contributions Made Subsequent to the Measurement Date”. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.

Other Matters

Required Supplementary Information

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that Management’s Discussion and Analysis and the schedules included under Required Supplementary Information in the accompanying table of contents be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic 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 inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic 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.

Supplementary and Other Information

Our audit for the year ended May 31, 2016 was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the Village’s basic financial statements. The combining and individual fund financial statements and schedules for the year ended May 31, 2016 are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements.

The combining and individual fund financial statements and schedules are the responsibility of management and were derived from and relate directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements for the year ended May 31, 2016 and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, DRAFTand other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole for the year ended May 31, 2016.

We also previously audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, the basic financial statements of the Village as of and for the year ended May 31, 2015 (not presented herein), and have issued our report thereon dated January 15, 20156, which contained unmodified opinions on the respective financial statements of the governmental activities, each major fund and the aggregate remaining fund information. The combining and individual fund financial statements and schedules for the year ended May 31, 2015 are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relate directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the 2015 financial statements. The combining and individual fund financial statements and schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the

2 2015 basic financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare those financial statements or to those financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole for the year ended May 31, 2015.

PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP Harrison, New York October 24, 2017

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3 Village of Monroe, New York

Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) May 31, 2016

Introduction The management of the Village of Monroe, New York ("Village"), offers readers of the Village's financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the Village for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016. This document should be read in conjunction with the basic financial statements, which immediately follow this section, to enhance the understanding of the Village's financial performance.

Financial Highlights  On the government-wide financial statements, the assets and deferred outflows of resources of the Village exceeded the liabilities and deferred inflows of resources at the close of 2015-2016 by $8,213,660.  As of the close of the current fiscal year, the Village’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $2,284,151 of which $1,024,180 is unassigned. Exclusive of the Capital Projects Fund deficit of $78,382. The combined ending governmental fund balance was $2,362,533 (exclusive of the Capital Projects Fund)  The Capital Projects Fund deficit arises in-part because of the application of generally accepted accounting principles to the financial reporting of such funds. The proceeds of bond anticipation notes issued to finance construction of capital projects are not recognized as an "other financing source". Liabilities for bond anticipation notes payable in the amount of $2,669,100 are accounted for in the Capital Projects Fund. Bond anticipation notes are recognized as revenue only to the extent that they are redeemed. These deficits will be reduced and eliminated as the bond anticipation notes are redeemed from interfund transfers from other governmental funds or converted to permanent financing.  At the end of the fiscal years 2016 and 2015, unassigned fund balance for the General Fund was $1,024,180 or 11,1% and $605,459 or 6.4% respectively of total General Fund expenditures and other financing uses.  For the year ended DRAFTMay 31, 2016, the Village implemented the provisions of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (“GASB”) Statement No. 68, “Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions”. This pronouncement established new accounting and financial reporting requirements associated with the Village’s participation in the cost sharing multiple employer pension plans administered by the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System (“ERS”) and the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System (“PFRS”). Under the new standards, cost-sharing employers are required to report in their government-wide financial statements a net pension liability (asset), pension expense and pension-related deferred inflows and outflows of resources based on their proportionate share of the collective amounts for all of the municipalities and school districts in the plan. At May 31, 2016, the Village reported in its Statement of Net Position a liability of $3,023,403 for its proportionate share of the ERS and PFRS net pension liabilities. More detailed information about the Village’s pension plan reporting in accordance with the provisions of GASB Statement No. 68, including amounts reported as pension expense and deferred inflows/outflows of resources, is presented in the notes to financial statements.

4 Overview of the Financial Statements

This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the Village's basic financial statements, which are comprised of three components: 1) government-wide financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements.

Government-Wide Financial Statements

The government-wide financial statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the Village’s finances, in a manner similar to a private-sector business.

The statement of net position presents information on all of the Village’s assets and liabilities, with the difference between the two reported as net position. Over time, increases or decreases in net position may serve as a useful indicator as to whether the financial position of the Village is improving or deteriorating.

The statement of activities presents information showing how the Village's net position changed during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this statement for some items that will only result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (for example, uncollected taxes and earned but unused vacation leave).

The governmental-wide financial statements distinguish the functions of the Village that are principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (governmental activities).

The governmental activities of the Village include general government support, public safety, health, transportation, economic opportunity and development, culture and recreation, home and community services and interest.

Fund Financial Statements

A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. Government resources are allocated to and accounted for in individual funds based upon the purposes for which they are to be spent and the means by which spending activities are controlled. The Village, like other state and local governments, uses fundDRAFT accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance- related legal requirements. All of the funds of the Village can be divided into two categories: governmental funds and fiduciary funds.

Governmental Funds

Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions reported as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the government-wide financial statements, governmental fund financial statements focus on near- term inflows and outflows of spendable resources, as well as balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Such information may be useful in evaluating a government’s near-term financing requirements.

5 Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By doing so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the government’s near-term financing decisions. Both the governmental fund balance sheet and the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate this comparison between governmental funds and governmental activities.

The Village maintains four major governmental funds: the General Fund, Water Fund, Special Purpose and the Capital Projects Fund. Major funds have their information presented separately in the governmental fund balance sheet and in the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances.

Budgetary comparison statements have been provided for the General Fund and Water Fund within the basic financial statements to demonstrate compliance with the respective budgets. In the Capital Projects Fund, budgets are established on an individual project basis.

Fiduciary Funds

Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties outside the government. Fiduciary funds are not reflected in the government-wide financial statements because the resources of those funds are not available to support Village programs. Resources in the Agency Fund are held by the Village purely in a custodial capacity. The activity in this fund is limited to the receipt, temporary investment, and remittance of resources to the appropriate individual, organization, or government.

Notes to the Financial Statements

The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements

Other Information

Additional statements and schedules can be found immediately following the notes to the financial statements and include individual fund financial statements and schedules of budgets to actual comparisons. DRAFT Government-wide Financial Analysis

As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government's financial position. For the Village, assets exceeded liabilities by $8,213,660 at the close of the fiscal year 2015-2016 The largest portion of the Village's net position is its investment in capital assets (land, construction-in-progress, buildings and improvements, machinery and equipment and infrastructure), less any related debt outstanding that was used to acquire or develop those assets. The Village uses these capital assets to provide services to its citizens. Consequently, these assets are not available for future spending. Although the Village's investments in its' capital assets is reported net of related debt, it should be noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other sources, since the capital assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate the debt.

6 The following table reflects the condensed Statement of Net Position:

2016 2015

Current Assets $ 5,599,423 $ 7,895,148 Capital Assets, net 17,620,447 13,551,722

Total Assets 23,219,870 21,446,870

Deferred Outflows of Resources 2,993,583 -

Current Liabilities 3,328,069 6,881,526 Long-term Liabilities 14,164,018 6,220,099

Total Liabilities 20,485,670 13,101,625

Deferred Inflows of Resources 507,706 -

Net Position Net investment in capital assets 11,043,630 10,305,772 Restricted 411,572 529,952 Unrestricted (3,241,542) (2,490,479)

Total Net Position $ 8,213,660 $ 8,345,245

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7 Change in Net Position Fiscal Year Ended May 31,

2016 2015 Revenues Program Revenues Charges for Services $ 2,858,249 $ 2,480,769 Operating Grants and Contributions 411,152 151,554 Total Program Revenues 3,269,401 2,632,323

Revenues Real Property Taxes 6,400,233 6,085,974 Other Tax Items 43,216 35,841 Non-Property Taxes 1,547,669 1,536,595 Use of money and property 67,866 83,943 Sale of Property and Compensation for loss 67,494 54,942 Unrestricted State aid 183,008 150,661 Miscellaneous 84,119 27,200 Total General Revenues 8,393,605 7,975,156

Total Revenues 11,663,006 10,607,479

Program Expenses General Government Support 1,348,767 1,105,341 Public Safety 5,287,670 4,896,391 Health 930 1,360 Transportation 2,500,422 2,878,397 Culture and Recreation 538,094 440,841 Home and Community Services 1,641,369 1,506,716 Interest 172,182 74,332 Total Expenses DRAFT11,489,434 10,903,378 Change in Net Position 173,572 (295,899)

Net Position - Beginning as reported 8,345,245 8,641,144

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle (305,157) -

Net Position - Beginning as restated 8,040,088 8,641,144

Net Position - Ending $ 8,213,660 $ 8,345,245

8 Governmental Activities

Governmental activities decreased the Village's net position by $131,585 in 2016 and in 2015 by $295,899.

For the fiscal years ended May 31, 2016 and 2015, revenues from governmental activities totaled $11,663,006 and $10,607,479 respectively. Tax revenues ($7,991,118 in 2016 and $7,658,410 in 2015), comprised of real property taxes, other tax items and non-property taxes, represent the largest revenue source (66% in 2016 and 72% in 2015).

The largest components of governmental activities' expenses are public safety (46% in 2016 and 45% in 2015), transportation (21% in 2016 and 26% in 2015), general government support (12% in 2016 and 10% in 2015), culture and recreation services (5% in 2016 and 4% in 2015) and home and community services (14% in 2016 and 2015). Public Safety includes Police, Traffic control, On-street parking, Safety inspection and other public safety. Transportation includes street administration, maintenance, improvements, snow removal, street lighting, and off street parking. General Government Support includes the Board of Trustees, Mayor, Village Treasurer, Village Clerk, Law, Court, Engineer, Elections, Unallocated Insurance, Municipal Association Dues and Judgments and Claims. Home and Community Services includes the following: Zoning Board, Planning Board, Storm Sewers, Street Cleaning and Architectural Review Board.

Revenue Sources Fiscal Year 2016 Governmental Activities Non-Property Charges for Taxes services Operating grants 13.3% 24.5% and contributions 3.5% Other Tax Items 0.4% Use of money and property 0.6%

Sale of Property and Compensation for loss 0.6% Real PropeDRAFTrty Taxes Miscellaneous State aid 54.8% .7% 1.6%

9 Expense Sources for Fiscal Year 2016 Governmental Activities

Home and Interest Community 1.50% General Services Government Culture and 14.29% Support Recreation 11.74% 4.68%

Transportation 21.76% Public Safety 46.02% Health 0.01%

Financial Analysis of the Village’s Funds

As noted earlier, the Village uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal requirements.

Governmental Accounting Standards Board (“GASB”) issued Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions in February 2009. GASB Statement No. 54 abandons the reserved and unreserved classifications of fund balance and replaces them with five new classifications: nonspendable, restricted, committed, assigned and unassigned. An explanation of these classifications follows below.

Nonspendable – consists of assets that are inherently nonspendable in the current period either because of their form or because they must be maintained intact, including prepaid items, inventories, long-term portions of loans receivable, financial assets held for resale, and principal of endowments. Restricted – consists ofDRAFT amounts that are subject to externally enforceable legal purpose restrictions imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws and regulations of other governments; or through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.

Committed – consists of amounts that are subject to a purpose constraint imposed by a formal action of the government’s highest level of decision-making authority before the end of the fiscal year, and that require the same level of formal action to remove the constraint.

Assigned – consists of amounts that are subject to a purpose constraint that represents an intended use established by the government’s highest level of decision-making authority, or by their designated body or official. The purpose of the assignment must be narrower than the purpose of the General Fund, and in funds other than the General Fund, assigned fund balance represents the residual amount of fund balance.

10 Unassigned – represents the residual classification for the government’s General Fund, and could report a surplus or deficit. In funds other than the General Fund, the unassigned classification should be used only to report a deficit balance resulting from overspending for specific purposes for which amounts had been restricted, committed, or assigned.

These changes were made to reflect spending constraints on resources, rather than availability for appropriations and to bring greater clarity and consistency to fund balance reporting. This pronouncement should result in an improvement in the usefulness of fund balance information.

Governmental Funds

The focus of the Village’s governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the Village’s financing requirements. In particular, unassigned fund balance may serve as a useful measure of a government’s net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year. As of the end of the current fiscal year, the Village’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $2,284,151. Of this amount, $945,798 of the total ending fund balance constitutes unassigned fund balance (including the capital projects fund deficit of $78,382). The Village has assigned $235,000 for subsequent year's expenditures and represents the amount estimated for use in the 2016-2017 budget.

The General Fund is the primary operating fund of the Village. At the end of the current fiscal year, unassigned fund balance of the General Fund was $1,024,180 representing 53% of the total General Fund fund balance of $1,930,113. When the FY 2015-2016 General Fund budget was adopted, it anticipated the use of $250,465 of fund balance ($235,000 designated for subsequent years and $15,465 of encumbrances. Actual results of operations resulted in a increase of the fund balance in the amount of $548,472. Revenues were $9,772,742 which was $278,732 more than the final budget. Expenditures were $9,154,670, which was $374,591 less than the final budget. The major areas where spending was more than budgeted was transportation in the amount of $150,521.

The Capital Projects Fund has an unassigned fund deficit of $78,382 at May 31, 2016, an increase of $830,678 from the 2015 deficit of $909,060. The majority of the capital projects are financed by short-term debt as of year-end. Bond anticipation notes payable were $2,669,100 at May 31, 2016.

The fund balance of the Water Fund at May 31, 2015 was $379,311 a decrease of $128,680 from the prior year. Revenues of $2,040,210 were $170,324 more than budgeted, and expenditures of $2,168,890 (includingDRAFT an operating transfer out of $73,400) were $3,361 less than budgeted.

Capital Assets and Debt Administration

Capital Assets

The Village’s investment in capital assets for governmental activities at May 31, 2016, net of accumulated depreciation, was $17,620,447. This investment in capital assets includes land, construction-in-progress, buildings and improvements, land improvements, infrastructure and machinery and equipment.

11 Major capital asset activity during the current fiscal year included the following:

Capital Assets May 31,

Assets 2016 2015

Land $ 673,195 $ 673,195 Construction in process 1,003,757 1,003,757 Buildings 5,866,890 5,576,508 Improvements 407,857 16,000 Machinery and equipment 2,392,930 2,105,211 Infrastructure 7,275,818 4,177,051

$ 17,620,447 $ 13,551,722

Long-term Debt /Short-Term Debt

At the end of the current fiscal year, the Village had total bonded debt outstanding of $6,354,900, and bond anticipation notes (BAN's) of $2,669,100. As required by New York State Law, all bonds issued by the Village are general obligation bonds, backed by the full faith and credit of the Village.

During the year ended May 31, 2016, bond principal of $280,000 and bond anticipation notes principal of $3,792,900 were paid. The Village issued bonds during 2015-16 of $4,449,900 for downtown revitalization and water system improvements.

Known as the “constitutional debt limit”, and pursuant to New York State Local Finance Law §104, the Village must limit total outstanding long-term debt to no more than 7% of the five-year average full valuation of real property. At May 31, 2016, the Village five year average full valuation was $842,243,771 thereby establishing a constitutional debt limit of $58,957,059.

Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budgets and Rates

Village management anticipated there would most likely be significant increases in insurance and employee benefits (particularly medical insurance and retirement contributions). These factors were taken into considerationDRAFT in developing the FY 2016-2017 budget. The Village assigned $235,000 of unassigned fund balance of the General Fund to reduce the tax levy in the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

Requests for Information

This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Village of Monroe’s finances. Questions and comments concerning any of the information provided in this report should be addressed to Catherine Murray, Village Treasurer, Village of Monroe, 7 Stage Road, Monroe, New York 10950.

12 Village of Monroe, New York Statement of Net Position May 31, 2016

Governmental Activities ASSETS Cash and equivalents $ 4,667,188 Receivables Accounts 395,350 Due from other governments 536,885 Capital assets Not being depreciated 1,676,952 Being depreciated, net 15,943,495

Total Assets 23,219,870

DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES 2,993,583

LIABILITIES Accounts payable 147,504 Accrued liabilities 144,298 Overpayments 7,185 Due to retirement systems 109,685 Unearned revenues 237,500 Bond anticipation notes payable 2,669,100 Accrued interest payable 12,797 Non-current liabilities Due within one year 660,864 Due in more than one year 13,503,154

Total Liabilities 17,492,087

DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES 507,706

NET POSITION Net investment in capital assets 11,043,630 Restricted Future capital projects DRAFT 232,363 Water purification 18,877 Unemployment insurance 1,650 Insurance 105,573 Special Revenue Funds Special purposes 53,109 Unrestricted (3,241,542)

Total Net Position $ 8,213,660

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Statement of Activities Year Ended May 31, 2016

Program Revenues Net (Expense) Operating Revenue and Charges for Grants and Changes in Functions/Programs Expenses Services Contributions Net Position Governmental activities General government support $ 1,348,767 $ 322,835 $ - $ (1,025,932) Public safety 5,287,670 412,531 108,902 (4,766,237) Health 930 680 - (250) Transportation 2,500,422 19,593 265,547 (2,215,282) Culture and recreation 538,094 - 36,703 (501,391) Home and community services 1,641,369 2,102,610 - 461,241 Interest 172,182 - - (172,182)

Total Governmental Activities $ 11,489,434 $ 2,858,249 $ 411,152 (8,220,033)

General revenues Real property taxes 6,400,233 Other tax items Payments in lieu of taxes 8,750 Interest and penalties on real property taxes 34,466 Non-property taxes Franchise fees 160,060 Non-property tax distribution from County 1,278,262 Utilities gross receipts taxes 109,347 Unrestricted use of money and property 67,866 Sale of property and compensation for loss 67,494 Unrestricted State aid 183,008 Miscellaneous 84,119 DRAFT Total General Revenues 8,393,605 Change in Net Position 173,572

NET POSITION Beginning, as reported 8,345,245

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle (305,157)

Beginning, as restated 8,040,088

Ending $ 8,213,660

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

14 Village of Monroe, New York

Balance Sheet Governmental Funds May 31, 2016

Special General Water Purpose ASSETS Cash and equivalents $ 2,127,120 $ 353,844 $ 53,109

Receivables Accounts - 395,350 - Due from other governments 536,885 - - Due from other funds 490,682 - -

1,027,567 395,350 -

Total Assets $ 3,154,687 $ 749,194 $ 53,109

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES (DEFICITS) Liabilities Accounts payable $ 46,510 $ 33,952 $ - Accrued liabilities 137,081 7,217 - Due to other funds 703,958 311,369 - Overpayments 7,185 - - Due to retirement systems 100,533 9,152 - Unearned revenues 229,307 8,193 - Bond anticipation notes payable - - -

Total Liabilities 1,224,574 369,883 -

Fund balances (deficits) Restricted 512,553 61,407 53,109 Assigned 376,429 317,904 - Unassigned 1,041,131 - -

Total Fund Balances (Deficits) 1,930,113 379,311 53,109

Total Liabilities and Fund Balances (Deficits) DRAFT$ 3,154,687 $ 749,194 $ 53,109

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

15 Total Capital Governmental Projects Funds

$ 2,133,115 $ 4,667,188

- 395,350 - 536,885 1,015,218 1,505,900

1,015,218 2,438,135

$ 3,148,333 $ 7,105,323

$ 67,042 $ 147,504 - 144,298 490,573 1,505,900 - 7,185 - 109,685 - 237,500 2,669,100 2,669,100

3,226,715 4,821,172

- 627,069 - 694,333 (78,382) 962,749

(78,382) 2,284,151

$ 3,148,333 $ 7,105,323 DRAFT

16 Village of Monroe, New York

Reconciliation of Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Government-Wide Statement of Net Position May 31, 2016

Fund Balances - Total Governmental Funds $ 2,284,151

Amounts Reported for Governmental Activities in the Statement of Net Position are Different Because

Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and, therefore, are not reported in the funds. 17,620,447

Governmental funds do not reflect the effect of assets or liabilities related to net pension assets (liabilities) whereas these amounts are deferred and amortized in the statement of activities Deferred amounts on net pension liabilities 2,485,877

Long-term liabilities that are not due and payable in the current period are not reported in the funds. Accrued interest payable (12,797) Bonds payable (6,354,900) Capital lease payable (143,535) Compensated absences (833,476) Net pension liability (3,023,403) Judgments and claims (487,359) Other post employment benefit obligations payable (3,321,345)

Net Position of Governmental Activities $ 8,213,660 DRAFT

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement. 17 Village of Monroe, New York

Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds Year Ended May 31, 2016

Special General Water Purpose REVENUES Real property taxes $ 6,400,233 $ - $ - Other tax items 43,216 - - Non-property taxes 1,547,669 - - Departmental income 219,633 1,991,179 - Interfund revenues 150,000 - - Intergovernmental charges 3,637 - - Use of money and property 147,848 5,038 54 Licenses and permits 242,288 - - Fines and forfeitures 272,499 - - Sale of property and compensation for loss 67,494 19,037 - State aid 557,457 - - Federal aid 23,994 - - Miscellaneous 96,774 24,956 -

Total Revenues 9,772,742 2,040,210 54

EXPENDITURES Current General government support 882,039 3,756 - Public safety 2,787,985 - - Health 930 - - Transportation 2,148,333 - - Culture and recreation 546,172 - - Home and community services 231,233 1,458,370 - Employee benefits 2,328,700 326,967 - Debt service Principal 164,031 192,253 - Interest 65,247 114,144 - Capital outlay - - -

Total Expenditures 9,154,670 2,095,490 -

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures DRAFT 618,072 (55,280) 54

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES) Bonds issued - - - Issuance of capital lease - - - Transfers in - - - Transfers out (69,600) (73,400) -

Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (69,600) (73,400) -

Net Change in Fund Balances 548,472 (128,680) 54

FUND BALANCES (DEFICITS) Beginning of Year 1,381,641 507,991 53,055

End of Year $ 1,930,113 $ 379,311 $ 53,109

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement. 18 Total Capital Governmental Projects Funds

$ - $ 6,400,233 - 43,216 - 1,547,669 - 2,210,812 - 150,000 - 3,637 - 152,940 - 242,288 - 272,499 - 86,531 - 557,457 - 23,994 - 121,730

- 11,813,006

- 885,795 - 2,787,985 - 930 - 2,148,333 - 546,172 - 1,689,603 - 2,655,667

- 356,284 - 179,391 3,830,151 3,830,151

3,830,151 15,080,311

(3,830,151) (3,267,305) DRAFT

4,449,900 4,449,900 67,929 67,929 143,000 143,000 - (143,000)

4,660,829 4,517,829

830,678 1,250,524

(909,060) 1,033,627

$ (78,382) $ 2,284,151

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Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities Year Ended May 31, 2016

Amounts Reported for Governmental Activities in the Statement of Activities are Different Because

Net Change in Fund Balances - Total Governmental Funds $ 1,250,524

Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the statement of activities, the cost of those assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense. Capital outlay expenditures 4,698,341 Depreciation expense (629,616)

4,068,725

Debt proceeds provide current financial resources to governmental funds, but issuing debt increases long-term liabilities in the statement of net position. Repay- ment of debt principal is an expenditure in the governmental funds, but the repayment reduces long-term liabilities in the statement of net position. Bonds issued (4,449,900) issuance of capital lease (67,929) Principal paid on bonds 280,000 Principal paid on capital lease 76,284

(4,161,545)

Some expenses reported in the statement of activities do not require the use of current financial resources and, therefore, are not reported as expenditures in governmental funds. Accrued interest 7,208 Compensated absences (135,556) Judgments and claims 49,257 Pension obligations DRAFT (232,369) Other post employment benefit obligations (672,672)

(984,132)

Change in Net Position of Governmental Activities $ 173,572

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual General and Water Funds Year Ended May 31, 2016

General Fund Variance with Final Budget Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative) REVENUES Real property taxes $ 6,400,233 $ 6,400,233 $ 6,400,233 $ - Other tax items 43,750 43,750 43,216 (534) Non-property taxes 1,520,000 1,520,595 1,547,669 27,074 Departmental income 75,875 199,280 219,633 20,353 Interfund revenues 150,000 150,000 150,000 - Intergovernmental charges 3,691 3,691 3,637 (54) Use of money and property 86,200 86,200 147,848 61,648 Licenses and permits 107,950 117,693 242,288 124,595 Fines and forfeitures 274,850 274,850 272,499 (2,351) Sale of property and compensation for loss 10,750 63,535 67,494 3,959 State aid 256,456 522,003 557,457 35,454 Federal aid - 23,994 23,994 - Miscellaneous 12,000 88,186 96,774 8,588

Total Revenues 8,941,755 9,494,010 9,772,742 278,732

EXPENDITURES Current General government support 862,305 990,112 882,039 108,073 Public safety 2,930,462 2,927,065 2,787,985 139,080 Health 1,100 1,100 930 170 Transportation 1,910,767 2,229,148 2,148,333 80,815 Culture and recreation 532,030 556,625 546,172 10,453 Home and community services 242,709 284,101 231,233 52,868 Employee benefits 2,380,415 2,310,830 2,328,700 (17,870) Debt service Principal 119,762 168,625 164,031 4,594 Interest 53,070 61,655 65,247 (3,592)

Total Expenditures 9,032,620 9,529,261 9,154,670 374,591

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures DRAFT (90,865) (35,251) 618,072 653,323 OTHER FINANCING USES Transfers out (159,600) (225,510) (69,600) 155,910

Net Change in Fund Balances (250,465) (260,761) 548,472 809,233

FUND BALANCES Beginning of Year 250,465 260,761 1,381,641 1,120,880

End of Year $ - $ - $ 1,930,113 $ 1,930,113

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

21 Water Fund Variance with Final Budget Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative)

$ - $ - $ - $ ------1,668,360 1,827,360 1,991,179 163,819 ------850 850 5,038 4,188 ------17,225 19,037 1,812 ------24,451 24,956 505

1,669,210 1,869,886 2,040,210 170,324

28,579 3,756 3,756 ------1,046,552 1,472,348 1,458,370 13,978 313,773 329,679 326,967 2,712

177,500 180,000 192,253 (12,253) 49,406 113,068 114,144 (1,076)

1,615,810 2,098,851 2,095,490 3,361

53,400 (228,965) DRAFT(55,280) 173,685

(53,400) (73,400) (73,400) -

- (302,365) (128,680) 173,685

- 302,365 507,991 205,626

$ - $ - $ 379,311 $ 379,311

22 Village of Monroe, New York

Statement of Net Position Fiduciary Fund May 31, 2016

Pension Agency Trust Fund Fund

ASSETS Cash and equivalents $ 144,940 $ 551,378

Investments Fixed income 356,746 -

Total Assets 501,686 551,378

LIABILITIES Accounts payable - 4,141 Deposits - 547,237

Total Liabilities - 551,378

NET POSITION Held in trust for pension benefits $ 501,686 $ -

DRAFT

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Statement of Changes in Fidicuary Net Position Pension Trust Fund - Service Awards Program Year Ended May 31, 2016

ADDITIONS Earnings on investments $ 17,951

DEDUCTIONS Pension benefits 35,461

Net Decrease in Plan Net Position (17,510)

NET POSITION Beginning 519,196

End of Year $ 501,686

DRAFT

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement. 24 Village of Monroe, New York

Notes to Financial Statements May 31, 2016

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Village of Monroe, New York (“Village”) was established in 1894 and operates in accordance with Village Law and the various other applicable laws of the State of New York. The Village Board of Trustees is the legislative body responsible for overall operation. The Village Mayor serves as the chief executive officer and the Village Treasurer serves as the chief financial officer. The Village provides the following services to its residents: public safety, health, transportation, culture and recreation, home and community services and general and administrative support.

The accounting policies of the Village conform to generally accepted accounting principles as applicable to governmental units and the Uniform System of Accounts as prescribed by the State of New York. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (“GASB”) is the accepted standard setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The following is a summary of the Village's more significant accounting policies:

A. Financial Reporting Entity

The financial reporting entity consists of a) the primary government, which is the Village, b) organizations for which the Village is financially accountable and c) other organizations for which the nature and significance of their relationship with the Village are such that exclusion would cause the reporting entity’s financial statements to be misleading or incomplete as set forth by GASB.

In evaluating how to define the Village, for financial reporting purposes, management has considered all potential component units. The decision to include a potential component unit in the Village’s reporting entity was made by applying the criteria set forth by GASB, including legal standing, fiscal dependency and financial accountability. Based upon the application of these criteria, there are no other entities which would be included in the financial statements.

B. Government-Wide Financial Statements

The government-wide financial statements (i.e. the Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities) report information on all non-fiduciary activities of the Village as a whole. For the most part, the effect of interfund activity has been removed from these statements, except for interfund services provided and used.

The Statement of Net Position presents the financial position of the Village at the end of its fiscal year. The Statement of ActivitiesDRAFT demonstrates the degree to which direct expenses of a given function or segment are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program revenues include (1) charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use or directly benefit from goods or services, or privileges provided by a given function or segment, (2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular function or segment and (3) interest earned on grants that is required to be used to support a particular program. Taxes and other items not identified as program revenues are reported as general revenues. The Village does not allocate indirect expenses to functions in the Statement of Activities.

Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds and fiduciary funds, even though the latter are excluded from the government-wide financial statements. Major individual governmental funds are reported as separate columns in the fund financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) May 31, 2016

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

C. Fund Financial Statements

The accounts of the Village are organized and operated on the basis of funds. A fund is an independent fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts which comprise its assets, deferred outflows of resources, liabilities, deferred inflows of resources, fund balances/net assets, revenues and expenditures/expenses. Fund accounting segregates funds according to their intended purpose and is used to aid management in demonstrating compliance with finance related legal and contractual provisions. The Village maintains the minimum number of funds consistent with legal and managerial requirements. The focus of governmental fund financial statements is on major funds as that term is defined in professional pronouncements. Each major fund is to be presented in a separate column, with non-major funds, if any, aggregated and presented in a single column. Fiduciary funds are reported by type. Since the governmental fund statements are presented on a different measurement focus and basis of accounting than the government-wide statements’ governmental activities column, a reconciliation is presented on the pages following, which briefly explain the adjustments necessary to transform the fund based financial statements into the governmental activities column of the government-wide presentation. The Village’s resources are reflected in the fund financial statements in two broad fund categories, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as follows:

Fund Categories

a. Governmental Funds - Governmental Funds are those through which most general government functions are financed. The acquisition, use and balances of expendable financial resources and the related liabilities are accounted for through governmental funds. The following are the Village's major governmental funds.

General Fund - The General Fund constitutes the primary operating fund of the Village in that it includes all revenues and expenditures not required by law to be accounted for in other funds.

Special Revenue Funds - Special revenue funds are used to account for and report the proceeds of specific revenue sources that are restricted, committed or assigned to expenditures for specified purposes other than debt service or capital projects. The major specialDRAFT revenue funds of the Village are as follows: Water Fund - The Water Fund is used to record the water utility operations of the Village which render services on a user charge basis to the general public.

Special Purpose Fund - The Special Purpose Fund is used to account for assets held by the Village in accordance with the terms of a trust agreement.

Capital Projects Fund - The Capital Projects Fund is used to account for and report financial resources that are restricted, committed or assigned to expenditures for capital outlays, including the acquisition or construction of major capital facilities and other capital assets.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) May 31, 2016

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

b. Fiduciary Funds (Not Included in Government-Wide Financial Statements) - Fiduciary Funds are used to account for assets held by the Village in an agency capacity on behalf of others. These include Pension Trust and Agency Funds. The Pension Trust Fund is used to account for the Village’s Service Awards Program. The Agency Fund accounts for employee payroll tax withholdings and deposits that are payable to other jurisdictions or individuals.

D. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation

The accounting and financial reporting treatment is determined by the applicable measurement focus and basis of accounting. Measurement focus indicates the type of resources being measured such as current financial resources (current assets less current liabilities) or economic resources (all assets and liabilities). The basis of accounting indicates the timing of transactions or events for recognition in the financial statements.

The government-wide financial statements and the pension trust fund are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. The Agency Fund has no measurement focus but utilizes the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Property taxes are recognized as revenue in the year for which they are levied. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met.

Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both measurable and available. Revenues are considered to be available when they are collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. Property taxes are considered to be available if collected within sixty days of the fiscal year end. If expenditures are the prime factor for determining eligibility, revenues from Federal and State grants are recognized as revenue when the expenditure is made. A ninety day availability period is generally used for revenue recognition for most other governmental fund revenues. Fees and other similar revenues are not susceptible to accrual because generally they are not measurable until received in cash. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred, as under accrual accounting. However, debt service expenditures, as well as expenditures related to netDRAFT pension liability, compensated absences, judgments and claims and other post employment benefit obligations are recorded only when payment is due. General capital asset acquisitions are reported as expenditures in governmental funds. Issuance of long-term debt and acquisitions under capital leases are reported as other financing sources.

E. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources and Net Position or Fund Balances

Cash and Equivalents, Investments and Risk Disclosure

Cash and Equivalents - Cash and equivalents consist of funds deposited in demand deposit accounts, time deposit accounts and certificates of deposit with original maturities of less than three months.

The Village’s deposits and investment policies are governed by State statutes. The Village has adopted its own written investment policy, which provides for the deposit of funds in

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) May 31, 2016

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

FDIC insured commercial banks or trust companies located within the State. The Village is authorized to use demand deposit accounts, time deposit accounts and certificates of deposit. Permissible investments include obligations of the U.S. Treasury, U.S. Agencies, repurchase agreements and obligations of New York State or its political subdivisions.

Collateral is required for demand deposit accounts, time deposit accounts and certificates of deposit at 100% of all deposits not covered by Federal deposit insurance. The Village has entered into custodial agreements with the various banks which hold their deposits. These agreements authorize the obligations that may be pledged as collateral. Such obligations include, among other instruments, obligations of the United States and its agencies and obligations of the State and its municipal and school district subdivisions.

Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the Village’s deposits may not be returned to it. GASB Statement No. 40 directs that deposits be disclosed as exposed to custodial credit risk if they are not covered by depository insurance and the deposits are either uncollateralized, collateralized by securities held by the pledging financial institution or collateralized by securities held by the pledging financial institution’s trust department but not in the Village’s name. The Village’s aggregate bank balances that are not covered by depository insurance were not exposed to custodial credit risk at May 31, 2016.

Investments of the Pension Trust Fund are held with an insurance company. The funds are invested along with the company's other assets in a variety of instruments. The amounts are invested in various portfolios by the trustee. These investments are not subject to risk categorization.

Risk Disclosure

Interest Rate Risk - Interest rate risk is the risk that the government will incur losses in fair value caused by changing interest rates. The Village does not have a formal investment policy that limits investment maturities as a means of managing its exposure to fair value losses arising from changing interest rates. Generally, the Village does not invest in any long-term investment obligations.

Custodial Credit Risk - Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the Village’s deposits may not be returned to it. GASB Statement No. 40 directs that deposits beDRAFT disclosed as exposed to custodial credit risk if they are not covered by depository insurance and the deposits are either uncollateralized, collateralized by securities held by the pledging financial institution or collateralized by securities held by the pledging financial institution’s trust department but not in the Village’s name. The Village’s aggregate bank balances that were not covered by depository insurance were not exposed to custodial credit risk at May 31, 20166.

Credit Risk - Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or other counterparty will not fulfill its specific obligation even without the entity’s complete failure. The Village does not have a formal credit risk policy other than restrictions to obligations allowable under General Municipal Law of the State of New York.

Concentration of Credit Risk - Concentration of credit risk is the risk attributed to the magnitude of a government’s investments in a single issuer. The Village’s investment policy limits the amount on deposit at each of its banking institutions.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) May 31, 2016

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Taxes Receivable - Real property taxes attach as an enforceable lien on real property as of June 1st and are levied and payable in two installments due in June and December. The Village has the responsibility for the billing and collection of its own taxes. The County assumes collection responsibility for the uncollected taxes.

Other Receivables - Other receivables include amounts due from other governments and individuals for services provided by the Village. Receivables are recorded and revenues recognized as earned or as specific program expenditures/expenses are incurred. Allowances are recorded when appropriate.

Due From/To Other Funds - During the course of its operations, the Village has numerous transactions between funds to finance operations, provide services and construct assets. To the extent that certain transactions between funds had not been paid or received as of May 31, 2016, balances of interfund amounts receivable or payable have been recorded in the fund financial statements.

Inventory - There are no inventory values presented in the balance sheets of the respective funds of the Village. Purchases of inventoriable items at various locations are recorded as expenditures at the time of purchase and year-end balances at these locations are not material.

Capital Assets - Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads, bridges, sidewalks and similar items) are reported in the governmental activities column in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the Village as assets with an initial, individual cost of more than $5,000 and an estimated useful life in excess of one year. Such assets are recorded at historical cost or estimated historical cost if purchased or constructed. Donated capital assets are recorded at estimated fair market value at the date of donation.

In the case of the initial capitalization of general infrastructure assets (i.e., those reported by governmental activities), the Village chose to include all such items regardless of their acquisition date or amount. The Village was able to estimate historical cost for the initial reporting period of these assets through back trending (i.e., estimating the current replacement cost of the infrastructure to be capitalized and used an appropriate price-level index to deflate the cost to the acquisition year). DRAFT Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as projects are constructed. The cost of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend assets lives is not capitalized.

Land and construction-in-progress are not depreciated. Property, plant, equipment and infrastructure of the Village are depreciated using the straight line method over the following estimated useful lives.

Life Class in Years

Buildings and improvements 20-50 Machinery and equipment 8-30 Infrastructure 65

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) May 31, 2016

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

The costs associated with the acquisition or construction of capital assets are shown as capital outlay expenditures on the governmental fund financial statements. Capital assets are not shown on the governmental fund balance sheet.

Unearned Revenues - Unearned revenues arise when assets are recognized before revenue recognition criteria has been satisfied. In government-wide financial statements unearned revenues consist of amounts received in advance and/or grants received before the eligibility requirements have been met.

Unearned revenues in the fund financial statements are those where asset recognition criteria have been met, but for which revenue recognition criteria have not been met. The Village has reported unearned revenues of $189,420 for monies received in advance for the installation of traffic lights in the General Fund and $39,887 and $8,193 for miscellaneous amounts received in advance in the General Fund and Water Fund, respectively. Such amounts have been deemed to be measurable but not "available" pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles.

Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources - In addition to assets, the statement of financial position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial statement element represents a consumption of net position that applies to a future period and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until then.

In addition to liabilities, the statement of financial position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element represents an acquisition of net position that applies to a future period and so will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time.

The Village also reports deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources in relation to its pension obligations. These amounts are detailed in the discussion of the Village’s pension plans in Note 3F.

Long-Term Liabilities - In the government-wide financial statements, long-term debt and other long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the Statement of Net Position. Bond premiums and discounts are deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds. Bonds payable are reported net of the applicable bond premium or discount. Bond issuance costs are expended as incurred.

In the fund financial statements,DRAFT governmental funds recognize bond premiums and discounts, as well as bond issuance costs, during the current period. The face amount of debt issued is reported as other financing sources. Premiums received on debt issuances are reported as other financing sources, while discounts on debt issuances are reported as other financing uses. Issuance costs, whether or not withheld from the actual debt proceeds received, are reported as Capital Projects Fund expenditures.

Compensated Absences - The various collective bargaining agreements provide for the payment of accumulated vacation and sick leave upon separation of service. The liability for such accumulated leave is reflected in the government-wide Statement of Net Position as current and long-term liabilities. A liability for these amounts is reported in the governmental funds only if the liability has matured through employee resignation or retirement. The liability for compensated absences includes salary related payments, where applicable.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) May 31, 2016

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Net Pension Liability - The net pension liability represents the Village’s proportionate share of the net pension liability of the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System and the New York State Police and Fire Retirement System. The financial reporting of these amounts are presented in accordance with the provisions of GASB Statement No. 68, “Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions” and GASB Statement No. 71, “Pension Transition for Contributions Made Subsequent to the Measurement Date”.

Net Position - Net position represents the difference between assets, deferred outflows of resources and liabilities and deferred inflows of resources. Net position is reported as restricted when there are limitations imposed on its use either through the enabling legislation adopted by the Village or through external restrictions imposed by creditors, grantors, or laws or regulations of other governments. Net position on the Statement of Net Position includes, net investment in capital assets, restricted for future capital projects, water purification, unemployment insurance, insurance and special revenue funds. The balance is classified as unrestricted.

Fund Balances - Generally, fund balance represents the difference between current assets and deferred outflows of resources and current liabilities and deferred inflows of resources. In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report fund classifications that comprise a hierarchy based primarily on the extent to which the Village is bound to honor constraints on the specific purposes for which amounts in those funds can be spent. Under this standard the fund balance classifications are as follows:

Nonspendable fund balance includes amounts that cannot be spent because they are either not in spendable form (inventories, prepaid amounts, long-term receivables, advances) or they are legally or contractually required to be maintained intact (the corpus of a permanent fund).

Restricted fund balance is reported when constraints placed on the use of the resources are imposed by grantors, contributors, laws or regulations of other governments or imposed by law through enabling legislation. Enabling legislation includes a legally enforceable requirement that these resources be used only for the specific purposes as provided in the legislation. This fund balance classification will be used to report funds that are restricted for debt service obligations and for other items contained in General Municipal Law of theDRAFT State of New York. Committed fund balance is reported for amounts that can only be used for specific purposes pursuant to formal action of the entity’s highest level of decision making authority. The Village Board of Trustees is the highest level of decision making authority for the Village that can, by adoption of a resolution prior to the end of the fiscal year, commit fund balance. Once adopted, these funds may only be used for the purpose specified unless the entity removes or changes the purpose by taking the same action that was used to establish the commitment. This classification includes certain amounts established and approved by the Village Board of Trustees.

Assigned fund balance, in the General Fund, represents amounts constrained either by the policies of the entity’s highest level of decision making authority or a person with delegated authority from the governing board to assign amounts for a specific intended purpose. Unlike commitments, assignments generally only exist temporarily, in that additional action does not normally have to be taken for the removal of an assignment. An assignment cannot result in a deficit in the unassigned fund balance in the General

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Fund. Assigned fund balance in all other governmental funds represents any positive remaining amount after classifying nonspendable, restricted or committed fund balance amounts.

Unassigned fund balance, in the General Fund, represents amounts not classified as nonspendable, restricted, committed or assigned. The General Fund is the only fund that would report a positive amount in unassigned fund balance. For all governmental funds other than the General Fund, unassigned fund balance would necessarily be negative, since the fund’s liabilities and deferred inflows of resources, together with amounts already classified as nonspendable, restricted and committed would exceed the fund’s assets and deferred outflows of resources.

In order to calculate the amounts to report as restricted and unrestricted fund balance in the governmental fund financial statements, a flow assumption must be made about the order in which the resources are considered to be applied. When both restricted and unrestricted amounts of fund balance are available for use for expenditures incurred, it is the Village’s policy to use restricted amounts first and then unrestricted amounts as they are needed. For unrestricted amounts of fund balance, it is the Village’s policy to use fund balance in the following order: committed, assigned and unassigned.

F. Encumbrances

In governmental funds, encumbrance accounting, under which purchase orders, contracts and other commitments for the expenditure of monies are recorded in order to reserve applicable appropriations is generally employed as an extension of formal budgetary integration in the General and Water Funds. Encumbrances outstanding at year-end are generally reported as assigned fund balance since they do not constitute expenditures or liabilities.

G. Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, deferred outflows of resources, liabilities and deferred inflows of resources and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Estimates also affect the reported amountsDRAFT of revenues and expenditures/expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

H. Subsequent Events Evaluation by Management

Management has evaluated subsequent events for disclosure and/or recognition in the financial statements through the date that the financial statements were available to be issued, which date is October 24, 2017.

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A. Budgetary Data

The Village generally follows the procedures enumerated below in establishing the budgetary data reflected in the financial statements:

a) On or before March 20th, the budget officer submits to the Board of Trustees a tentative operating budget for the fiscal year commencing the following June 1st. The tentative budget includes the proposed expenditures and the means of financing.

b) The Board of Trustees, on or before March 31st, meets to discuss and review the tentative budget.

c) The Board of Trustees conducts a public hearing on the tentative budget to obtain taxpayer comments on or before April 15th.

d) After the public hearing and on or before May 1st, the Trustees meet to consider and adopt the budget.

e) Formal budgetary integration is employed during the year as a management control device for the General and Water Funds.

f) Budgets for General and Water Funds are legally adopted annually on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. The Capital Projects Fund is budgeted on a project basis. An annual budget is not adopted by the Board of Trustees for the Special Purpose Fund.

g) The Village Board has established legal control of the budget at the function level of expenditures. Transfers between appropriation accounts, at the function level, require approval by the Board of Trustees. Any modification to appropriations resulting from increases in revenue estimates or supplemental reserve appropriations also require a majority vote by the Board.

h) Appropriations in the General and Water Funds lapse at the end of the fiscal year, except that outstanding encumbrances are reappropriated in the succeeding year pursuant to DRAFTthe Uniform System of Accounts promulgated by the Office of the State Comptroller.

Budgeted amounts are as originally adopted or as amended by the Board of Trustees.

B. Property Tax Limitation

The Village is permitted by the Constitution of the State of New York to levy taxes up to 2% of the five year average full valuation of taxable real estate located within the Village, exclusive of the amount raised for the payment of interest on and redemption of long-term debt. In accordance with this definition, the maximum amount of the levy for the 2015-16 fiscal year was $16,844,875, which exceeded the actual levy by $10,444,642.

On June 24, 2011, the Governor signed Chapter 97 of the Laws of 2011 (“Tax Levy Limitation Law”). This applies to all local governments.

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The Tax Levy Limitation Law restricts the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by a Village in a particular year. The original legislation that established the Tax levy Limitation Law was set to expire on June 16, 2016. Chapter 20 of the Laws of 2015 extends the Tax Levy Limitation Law through June 2020.

The following is a brief summary of certain relevant provisions of the Tax Levy Limitation Law. The summary is not complete and the full text of the Tax Levy Limitation Law should be read in order to understand the details and implementations thereof.

The Tax Levy Limitation Law imposes a limitation on increases in the real property tax levy, subject to certain exceptions. The Tax Levy Limitation Law permits the Village to increase its overall real property tax levy over the tax levy of the prior year by no more than the “Allowable Levy Growth Factor,” which is the lesser of one and two-one hundredths or the sum of one plus the Inflation Factor; provided, however that in no case shall the levy growth factor be less than one. The “Inflation Factor” is the quotient of: (i) the average of the 20 National Consumer Price Indexes determined by the United States Department of Labor for the twelve-month period ending six months prior to the start of the coming fiscal year minus the average of the National Consumer Price Indexes determined by the United States Department of Labor for the twelve- month period ending six months prior to the start of the prior fiscal year, divided by (ii) the average of the National Consumer Price Indexes determined by the United States with the result expressed as a decimal to four places. The Village is required to calculate its tax levy limit for the upcoming year in accordance with the provision above and provide all relevant information to the New York State Comptroller prior to adopting its budget. The Tax Levy Limitation Law sets forth certain exclusions to the real property tax levy limitation of the Village, including exclusions for certain portions of the expenditures for retirement system contributions and tort judgments payable by the Village. The Village Board may adopt a budget that exceeds the tax levy limit for the coming fiscal year, only if the Village Board first enacts, by a vote of at least sixty percent of the total voting power of the Village Board, a local law to override such limit for such coming fiscal year.

C. Expenditures in Excess of Budget

The following functional expenditure categories exceeded their budgetary authorization by the amounts indicated: DRAFT General Fund Employee Benefits State Retirement $ 8,916 Police Retirement 11,346 Debt Service Interest – Capital Lease 3,594 Water Fund Debt Service Principal 12,253 Interest 1,076

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D. Capital Projects Fund Deficits

The unassigned deficit in the Capital Projects Fund of $78,382 arises because of the application of generally accepted accounting principles to the financial reporting of such funds. The proceeds of bond anticipation notes issued to finance construction of capital projects are not recognized as an “other financing source”. Liabilities for bond anticipation notes are accounted for in the Capital Projects Fund. Bond anticipation notes are recognized as revenue only to the extent that they are redeemed.

E. Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

For the year ended May 31, 2016, the Village implemented GASB Statement No. 68, “Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions” and GASB Statement No. 71, “Pension Transition for Contributions Made Subsequent to the Measurement Date”. These statements seek to improve accounting and financial reporting by state and local governments for pensions by establishing standards for measuring and recognizing liabilities, deferred outflows/inflows of resources and expenses/expenditures. These statements also require the identification of the methods and assumptions that should be used to project benefit payments, discount projected benefit payments to their actuarial present value and attribute that present value to the periods of employee service. As a result of adopting these standards, the government-wide financial statements reflect a cumulative effect for the change in accounting principle of $(305,157).

Note 3 - Detailed Notes on All Funds

A. Due From/To Other Funds

The balances reflected as due from/to other funds at May 31, 2016 were as follows:

Due Due Fund From To General $ 490,682 703,958 Water - 311,369 Capital Projects 1,015,218 490,573 DRAFT$ 1,505,900 $ 1,505,900

The outstanding balances between funds result mainly from the time lag between the dates that 1) interfund goods and services are provided or reimbursable expenditures occur, 2) transactions are recorded in the accounting system and 3) payments between funds are made.

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B. Capital Assets

Changes in the Village’s capital assets are as follows:

Balance Balance June 1, May 31, 2015 Additions Deletions 2016

Capital Assets, not being depreciated Land $ 673,195 $ - $ - $ 673,195 Construction-in-progress 1,003,757 - - 1,003,757

Total Capital Assets, not being depreciated $ 1,676,952 $ - $ $ 1,676,952

Capital Assets, being depreciated Buildings $ 8,200,823 $ 455,491 $ - $ 8,656,314 Improvements 220,199 394,164 - 614,363 Machinery and equipment 4,990,084 641,837 99,540 5,532,381 Infrastructure 5,634,310 3,206,849 - 8,841,159 Total Capital Assets, being depreciated 19,045,416 4,698,341 99,540 23,644,217 Less Accumulated Depreciation for Buildings 2,624,315 165,109 - 2,789,424 Improvements 204,199 2,307 - 206,506 Machinery and equipment 2,884,873 354,118 99,540 3,139,451 Infrastructure 1,457,259 108,082 - 1,565,341 Total Accumulated Depreciation 7,170,646 629,616 99,540 7,700,722 Total Capital Assets, being depreciated, net $ 11,874,770 $ 4,068,725 $ - $ 15,943,495 Governmental Activities Capital Assets, net DRAFT$ 13,551,722 $ 4,068,725 $ - $ 17,620,447 Depreciation expense was charged to the Village’s functions and programs as follows:

General Government Support $ 17,080 Public Safety 112,255 Transportation 234,500 Culture and Recreation 47,209 Home and Community Services 218,572

Total Depreciation Expense $ 629,616

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C. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities at May 31, 2016 were as follows:

Payroll and Employee Benefits $ 144,298 D. Pension Trust - Service Awards Program The Village, pursuant to Article 11-A of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York and legislative resolution, has established a Length of Service Awards Program (“Program”) for volunteer firefighters. This Program is a single employer defined benefit plan established as a grantor/rabbi trust and, as such, the assets are subject to the claims of the Village’s general creditors. The Program is accounted for in the Village’s financial statements within the Operating Funds.

Active volunteer firefighters, upon attainment of age 18, and upon earning 50 or more points in a calendar year after 1990 under the provisions of the Program point system, are eligible to become participants in the Program. Points are granted for the performance of certain activities in accordance with a system established by the Village on the basis of a statutory list of activities and point values. A participant may also receive credit for five years of firefighting service rendered prior to the establishment of the Program. Participants are fully vested upon attainment of entitlement age, upon death or upon general disablement and after earning five years of service credit. A participant, upon attainment of entitlement age (the later of age 60 or the participant’s age after earning 50 program points), shall be able to receive their service award, payable in the form of a ten-year certain and continuous monthly payment life annuity. The monthly benefits are $20 for each year of service credit, up to a maximum of 40 years. The benefits and refunds of the plan are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the terms of the plan. The Program also provides disability and death benefits. The trustees of the Program, which are the members of the Village’s Board, are authorized to invest the funds in authorized investment vehicles. Administrative costs are paid by the Village from the General Fund. Separate financial statements are not issued by the Program.

The Village’s obligation to continue funding is governed by New York State Law and Program provisions. The Village is no longer contributing to this program. During fiscal year 2011, the Mombesha Fire Company consolidated into the Monroe Joint Fire District which provides its own Service Award Program. TheDRAFT Village closed its current Service Award Program and distribute the assets to the participants in March of 2016.

E. Short-Term Capital Borrowings - Bond Anticipation Notes

The schedule below details the changes in short-term capital borrowings.

Balance Balance Issue Maturity Interest June 1, May 31, Purpose Date Date Rate 2015 Redemptions 2016 Highway Equipment 10/28/11 - - % $ 70,000 $ 70,000 $ - Various Improvements 05/26/16 12/1/16 0.700 6,392,000 3,722,900 2,669,100 $ 6,462,000 $ 3,792,900 $ 2,669,100

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Liabilities for bond anticipation notes are generally accounted for in the Capital Projects Fund. Bond anticipation notes issued for judgments or settled claims are recorded in the fund paying the claim. Principal payments on bond anticipation notes must be made annually. State law requires that bond anticipation notes issued for capital purposes or judgments be converted to long-term obligations generally within five years after the original issue date. However, bond anticipation notes issued for assessable improvement projects may be renewed for periods equivalent to the maximum life of the permanent financing, provided that stipulated annual reductions of principal are made.

Interest expenditures of $121,845 were recorded in the fund financial statements in the funds indicated below. Interest expense of $116,863 was recorded in the government-wide financial statements for governmental activities.

Fund Amount

General Fund 39,481 Water Fund 82,364

$ 121,845

F. Long-Term Liabilities The following table summarizes changes in the Village’s long-term indebtedness for the year ended May 31, 2016:

Cumulative Balance, Effect of as Reported Change in Balance, Maturities Balance June 1, Accounting as Restated New Issues/ and/or May 31, Due Within 2015 Principle June 1, 2015 Additions Payments 2016 One Year

Bonds Payable $ 2,185,000 $ - $ 2,185,000 $ 4,449,900 $ 280,000 $ 6,354,900 $ 449,900 Capital Lease Payable 151,890 - 151,890 67,929 76,284 143,535 75,964 Compensated Absences 697,920 - 697,920 205,556 70,000 833,476 83,000 Net pension liability - 437,873 437,873 2,585,530 - 3,023,403 - Judgments and Claims 536,616 - 536,616 46,536 95,793 487,359 52,000 Other Post Employment Benefit Obligations Payable 2,648,673 - 2,648,673 1,220,338 547,666 3,321,345 - Total Long-Term Liabilities $ 6,220,099 DRAFT$ 437,873 $ 6,657,972 $ 8,575,789 $ 1,069,743 $ 14,164,018 $ 660,864

Each governmental fund's liability for bonds, capital leases, compensated absences, net pension liability, judgments and claims and other post employment benefit obligations are liquidated by the General and Water Funds.

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Bonds Payable

Bonds payable at May 31, 2016 are comprised of the following individual issues:

Amount Original Outstanding Year of Issue Final Interest at May 31, Purpose Issue Amount Maturity Rate 2016

Public Improvements 2000 $ 1,480,000 January, 2021 1.0 - 3.989 % $ 765,000 Public Improvements 2010 640,000 September, 2020 1.0 - 4.000 240,000 Public Improvements 2012 1,100,000 October, 2027 2.0 - 2.600 900,000 Public Improvements 2016 4,449,900 November, 2037 2.0 - 3.000 4,449,900 $ 6,354,900

Interest expenditures of $50,422 were recorded in the fund financial statements in the funds indicated below. Interest expense of $48,924 was recorded in the government-wide financial statements for governmental activities.

Fund Amount General Fund $ 19,719 Water Fund 30,703 $ 50,422 Capital Lease Payable

The Village, during the 2012-13 fiscal year, entered into a five year capital lease agreement for equipment which provided for total annual payments of $45,363 including interest at 2.79% through the lease maturity dates in October, 2017. The balance due at May 31, 2016 was $87,066.

The Village, during the 2013-14 fiscal year, entered into a three year capital lease agreement for equipment which provided for total annual payments of $13,330 including interest at 6.15% through the lease maturity dates in DRAFTMarch, 2017. The balance due at May 31, 2016 was $10,802. The Village, during the 2015-16 fiscal year, entered into a three year capital lease agreement for equipment which provided for total annual payments of $24,716 including interest at 4.51% through the lease maturity dates in July, 2017. The balance due at May 31, 2016 was $45,667.

Interest expenditures for all capital lease agreements aggregated $7,124 and were recorded in the fund financial statements in the General Fund at $6,047 and the Water Fund at $1,077. Interest expense of $6,395 was recorded in the government-wide financial statements for governmental activities.

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Payments to Maturity

The annual requirements to amortize all debt outstanding as of May 31, 2016 including interest payments of $1,459,696 are as follows:

Year Ending Bonds Capital Lease Total May 31, Principal Interest Principal Interest Principal Interest

2017 $ 449,900 $ 142,903 $ 75,964 $ 7,445 $ 525,864 $ 150,348 2018 460,000 136,208 67,571 2,508 527,571 138,716 2019 470,000 125,699 - - 470,000 125,699 2020 475,000 114,536 - - 475,000 114,536 2021 425,000 104,142 - - 425,000 104,142 2022-2026 1,410,000 415,800 - - 1,410,000 415,800 2027-2031 1,185,000 274,812 - - 1,185,000 274,812 2032-2036 1,215,000 131,668 - - 1,215,000 131,668 2037-2038 265,000 3,975 - - 265,000 3,975 $ 6,354,900 $ 1,449,743 $ 143,535 $ 9,953 $ 6,498,435 $ 1,459,696

Judgments and Claims Payable The Village participates in a risk pool for workers' compensation claims. This is a public entity risk pool created under Article 5 of Workers' Compensation Law to finance liability and risks related to workers' compensation claims. The Village's share of the liability for unbilled and open claims is $487,359. The government-wide financial statements reflect these liabilities based upon estimates of the ultimate cost of claims (including future claim adjustment expenses) that have been reported, but not settled, and of claims that have been incurred but not reported. The length of time for which such costs must be estimated varies depending on the coverage involved. Because actual claim costs depend on such complex factors as inflation, changes in doctrines of legal liability and damage awards, the process used in computing claim liabilities does not necessarily result in an exact amount. Claim liabilities are recomputed periodically used a variety of actuarial and statistical techniques to produce current estimates that reflect recent settlements, claim frequency and other economic and social factors. A providing for inflation in the calculation of estimated future claims costs is implicit in the calculation because reliance is placed both on actual historical data that reflects past inflation and DRAFTother factors that are considered to be appropriate modifiers of past experience. An analysis of the activity of unpaid claim liabilities in the government-wide financial statements is as follows: 2016 2015 Balance - Beginning of Year $ 536,616 $ 631,698 Provision for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expenses 190,875 210,075 Claims and Claims Adjustment Expenses Paid (240,132) (305,157) Balance - End of Year $ 487,359 $ 536,616 Due within one year $ 52,000 $ 54,000

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Pension Plans

New York State and Local Retirement System

The Village participates in the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System (“ERS”) and the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System (“PFRS”) which are collectively referred to as the New York State and Local Retirement System (“System”). These are cost-sharing, multiple-employer defined benefit pension plans. The System provides retirement benefits as well as death and disability benefits. The net position of the System is held in the New York State Common Retirement Fund (“Fund”), which was established to hold all net assets and record changes in plan net position. The Comptroller of the State of New York serves as the trustee of the Fund and is the administrative head of the System. The Comptroller is an elected official determined in a direct statewide election and serves a four year term. Obligations of employers and employees to contribute and benefits to employees are governed by the New York State Retirement and Social Security Law (“NYSRSSL”). Once a public employer elects to participate in the System, the election is irrevocable. The New York State Constitution provides that pension membership is a contractual relationship and plan benefits cannot be diminished or impaired. Benefits can be changed for future members only by enactment of a State statute. The Village also participates in the Public Employees’ Group Life Insurance Plan, which provides death benefits in the form of life insurance. The System is included in the State’s financial report as a pension trust fund. That report, including information with regard to benefits provided 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.

The System is noncontributory except for employees who joined after July 27, 1976, who contribute 3% of their salary for the first ten years of membership, and employees who joined on or after January 1, 2010, who generally contribute between 3% and 6% of their salary for their entire length of service. Under the authority of the NYSRSSL, the Comptroller annually certifies the actuarially determined rates expressly used in computing the employers’ contributions based on salaries paid during the System’s fiscal year ending March 31. The employer contribution rates for the plan’s year ending in 2016 are as follows:

Tier/Plan Rate ERS DRAFT3 A14 18.8 % 4 A15 18.8 5 A15 15.5 6 A15 10.5

PFRS 2 384D 24.7 3 384D 24.4 5 384D 20.1

At May 31, 2016, the Village reported a liability of $1,333,096 for its proportionate share of the net pension liability of ERS and a liability of $1,690,307 for its proportionate share of the net pension liability of PFRS. The net pension liability was measured as of March 31, 2015, and the total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of that date. The Village’s proportion of the net pension liability was based on a computation of the actuarially determined indexed present value of future compensation by employer relative to the total of all participating members. At May 31, 2016, the Village’s

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proportion was 0.0083058% for ERS and 0.0570898% for PFRS. For this first year of implementation, the System reported no change in the allocation percentage measured as of March 31, 2015.

For the year ended May 31, 2016, the Village recognized pension expense in the government- wide financial statements of $425,371 for ERS and $509,340 for PFRS. Pension expenditures of $312,642 for ERS and $389,700 for PFRS were recorded in the fund financial statements. The current PFRS contribution for the Village was charged to the General Fund. The current ERS contribution was charged to the funds identified below:

Fund Amount General $ 247,916 Water 64,726 Total $ 312,642

At May 31, 2016, the Village reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from the following sources:

ERS PFRS Deferred Deferred Deferred Deferred Outflows Inflows Outflows Inflows of Resources of Resources of Resources of Resources Differences between expected and actual experience $ 6,736 $ 158,016 $ 15,161 $ 255,554 Changes of assumptions 355,497 - 728,686 - Net difference between projected and actual earnings on pension plan investments 790,866 - 947,280 - Changes in proportion and differences between Village contributions and proportionate share of contributions - 57,716 39,908 36,420 Village contributions subsequent to the measurement date 45,522 - 63,927 - $ 1,198,621 $ 215,732 $ 1,794,962 $ 291,974

$45,522 and $63,927 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to ERS and PFRS, respectively, resulting from the Village’s accrued contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as DRAFTa reduction of the net pension liability in the year ended March 31, 2016. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to ERS and PFRS will be recognized in pension expense as follows:

Year Ended March 31, ERS PFRS

2017 $ 236,119 $ 341,093 2018 236,119 341,093 2019 236,119 341,093 2020 229,010 327,903 2021 - 87,879

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The total pension liability for the March 31, 2016 measurement date was determined by using an actuarial valuation as of April 1, 2015, with update procedures used to roll forward the total pension liabilities to March 31, 2016. The total pension liabilities for the March 31, 2015 measurement date were determined by using an actuarial valuation as of April 1, 2015. Significant actuarial assumptions used in the April 1, 2015 valuation were as follows:

Inflation 2.5% Salary scale 3.8% in ERS, 4.5% in PFRS indexed by service Investment rate of return 7.0% compounded annually, net of investment expenses, including inflation Cost of living adjustments 1.3% annually

Annuitant mortality rates are based on the April 1, 2010 – March 31, 2015 System’s experience with adjustments for mortality improvements based on Society of Actuaries Scale MP-2014.

The actuarial assumptions used in the April 1, 2015 valuation are based on the results of an actuarial experience study for the period April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2015. The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a building-block method in which best estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected return, net of investment expenses and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are combined to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. The target allocation and best estimates of arithmetic real rates of return for each major asset class are summarized below.

Long-Term Expected Target Real Rate Asset Type Allocation of Return

Domestic Equity 38 % 7.30 % Internaltional Equity 13 8.55 Private Equity 10 11.00 Real Estate 8 8.25 Absolute ReturnDRAFT Strategies 3 6.75 Opportunistic Portfolio 3 8.60 Real Assets 3 8.65 Bonds and Mortgages 18 4.00 Cash 2 2.25 Inflation Indexed Bonds 2 4.00

100 %

The discount rate used to calculate the total pension liability was 7.0%. The projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumes that contributions from plan members will be made at the current contribution rates and that contributions from employers will be made at statutorily required rates, actuarially determined. Based upon those assumptions, the System’s fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit payments of current plan members. Therefore, the long-term expected rate of return on pension plan

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investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments to determine the total pension liability.

The following presents the Village’s proportionate share of the net pension liability calculated using the discount rate of 7.0%, as well as what the Village’s proportionate share of the net pension liability (asset) would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1 percentage point lower (6.0%) or 1 percentage point higher (8.0%) than the current rate:

1% Current 1% Decrease Assumption Increase (6.0%) (7.0%) (8.0%) Village's proportionate share of the ERS net pension liability (asset) $ 3,006,035 $ 1,333,096 $ (80,466)

Village's proportionate share of the PFRS net pension liability (asset) $ 3,775,478 $ 1,690,307 $ (57,519)

The components of the collective net pension liability as of the March 31, 2016 measurement date were as follows:

ERS PFRS Total

Total pension liability $ 172,303,544,000 $ 30,347,727,000 $ 202,651,271,000 ERS fiduciary net position 156,253,265,000 27,386,940,000 183,640,205,000

Employers' net pension liability $ 16,050,279,000 $ 2,960,787,000 $ 19,011,066,000

ERS fiduciary net position as a percentage of total pension liability 90.7% 90.2% 90.6%

Employer contributions to ERS and PFRS are paid annually and cover the period through the end of the System’s fiscal year, which is March 31st. Retirement contributions as of May 31, 2016 represent the employer contribution for the period of April 1, 2016 through May 31, 2016 based on prior year ERS and PFRSDRAFT wages multiplied by the employers’ contribution rate, by tier. Retirement contributions to ERS and PFRS for the two months ended May 31, 2016 were $45,522 and $63,927, respectively.

Voluntary Defined Contribution Plan

The Village can offer a defined contribution plan to all non-union employees hired on or after June 1, 2013 and earning at the annual full-time salary rate of $75,000 or more. The employee contribution is between 3% and 6% depending on salary and the Village will contribute 8%. Employer contributions vest after 366 days of service. No current employees participated in this program.

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Compensated Absences

Compensation Absences represents the value of the earned and unused portion of the liability for vacation and sick leave. Pursuant to the terms of collective bargaining agreements, employees are permitted to accumulate unused vacation and sick leave. The maximum is dependent upon length of service and varies with each agreement. Upon termination, employees will be compensated for such accumulated leave with amounts varying according to the terms of the agreement. The value of all compensated absences has been reflected in the government-wide financial statements.

Other Post Employment Benefit Obligations Payable

In addition to providing pension benefits, the Village provides certain health care benefits for retired employees through a single employer defined benefit plan. The various collective bargaining agreements stipulate the employees covered and the percentage of contribution. Contributions by the Village may vary according to length of service. Substantially all of the Village’s employee’s may become eligible for those benefits if they reach normal retirement age while working for the Village. The cost of retiree health care benefits is recognized as an expenditure as claims are paid in the fund financial statements.

The Village’s annual other post employment benefit (“OPEB”) cost (expense) is calculated based on the annual required contribution (“ARC”), an amount actuarially determined in accordance with the parameters of GASB Statement No. 45. GASB Statement No. 45 establishes standards for the measurement, recognition and display of the expenses and liabilities for retirees’ medical insurance. As a result, reporting of expenses and liabilities will no longer be done under the “pay- as-you-go” approach. Instead of expensing the current year premiums paid, a per capita claims cost will be determined, which will be used to determine a “normal cost”, an “actuarial accrued liability”, and ultimately the ARC. The ARC represents a level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to cover normal cost each year and amortize any unfunded actuarial liabilities over a period not to exceed thirty years.

Actuarial valuations for OPEB plans involve estimates of the value of reported amounts and assumptions about the probability of events far into the future. These amounts are subject to continual revision as results are compared to past expectations and new estimates are made about the future. Calculations areDRAFT based on the OPEB benefits provided under the terms of the substantive plan in effect at the time of each valuation and on the pattern of sharing of costs between the employer and plan members to that point. In addition, the assumptions projections utilized do not explicitly incorporate the potential effects of legal or contractual funding limitations on the pattern of cost sharing between the employer and plan members in the future. The actuarial calculations of the OPEB plan reflect a long-term perspective.

The Village is required to accrue on the government-wide financial statements the amounts necessary to finance the plan as actuarially determined, which is equal to the expected rate of return on the Village’s general assets. Funding for the Plan has been established on a pay-as- you-go basis. The assumed rates of increase in post-retirement benefits are as follows:

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) May 31, 2016

Note 3 - Detailed Notes on All Funds (Continued)

Health Care Year Ended May 31, Trend Rate 2017 5.80% 2018 6.20% 2019 6.60% 2020 6.40% 2021-2030 5.30% 2031-2040 5.10% 2041-2050 4.80% 2051-2060 4.60% Thereafter 3.80%

The amortization basis is the level percentage of payroll basis with an open amortization approach with 23 years remaining in the amortization period. The actuarial assumptions included a 4% investment rate of return, 2.5% inflation rate and 3% payroll growth rate. The Village currently has no assets set aside for the purpose of paying postemployment benefits. The actuarial cost method utilized was the projected unit credit method.

The number of participants as of May 31, 2016 was as follows:

Active Employees 40 Retired Employees 32

Amortization Component: Actuarial Accrued Liability as of June 1, 2015 $ 21,038,604 Assets at Market Value - Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability ("UAAL") $ 21,038,604 Funded Ratio 0.00% Covered PayrollDRAFT (Active plan members) $ 2,946,336 UAAL as a Percentage of Covered Payroll 714%

Annual Required Contribution $ 1,228,807 Interest on Net OPEB Obligation 105,947 Adjustments to Annual Required Contribution (114,416) Annual OPEB Cost 1,220,338 Contributions Made (547,666) Increase in Net OPEB Obligation 672,672 Net OPEB Obligation - Beginning of Year 2,648,673 Net OPEB Obligation - End of Year $ 3,321,345

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) May 31, 2016

Note 3 - Detailed Notes on All Funds (Continued)

The Village’s annual OPEB cost, the percentage of annual OPEB cost contributed to the plan and the net OPEB obligation for the current and preceding year is as follows:

Percentage Fiscal of Annual Year Ended Annual OPEB Cost Net OPEB May 31, OPEB Cost Contributed Obligation

2016 $ 1,220,338 44.9 % $ 3,321,345 2015 897,349 50.6 2,648,673 2014 985,217 45.9 2,205,787

The schedule of funding progress for the OPEB plan immediately following the notes to the financial statements presents multi-year trend information about whether the actuarial value of the plan assets is increasing or decreasing relative to the actuarial accrued liability for the benefits over time.

G. Revenues and Expenditures

Interfund Transfers

Interfund transfers are defined as the flow of assets, such as cash or goods and services, without the equivalent flow of assets in return. The interfund transfers reflected below have been reflected as transfers:

Transfers In Capital Projects Transfers Out Fund

General Fund $ 69,600 Water Fund 73,400 DRAFT$ 143,000 Transfers are used to move amounts earmarked in the operating funds to fulfill commitments for Capital Projects Fund expenditures.

H. Net Position

The components of net assets are detailed below:

Net Investment in Capital Assets - the component of net position that reports the difference between capital assets less both the accumulated depreciation and the outstanding balance of debt, excluding unexpended proceeds, that is directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or improvement of those assets.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) May 31, 2016

Note 3 - Detailed Notes on All Funds (Continued)

Restricted for Future Capital Projects - the component of net position that reports the amounts restricted for capital improvements set aside and represents a segregation of the funds for capital improvements in accordance with Section 6-c of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.

Restricted for Water Purification - the component of net position that represents funds to finance a portion of the cost of removing chemicals or other contaminants in the water supply system of the Village, pursuant to General Municipal Law.

Restricted for Unemployment Insurance - the component of net position that has been established to set aside funds to be used for specific purpose in accordance with Section 6-m of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York

Restricted for Insurance - the component of net position that has been established to set aside funds to be used for specific purpose in accordance with Section 6-n of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York

Restricted for Special Revenue Funds - the components of net position that represents funds restricted for specific purposes under New York State law or by external parties and/or statutes.

Unrestricted - all other amounts that do not meet the definition of "restricted" or "net investment in capital assets".

DRAFT

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) May 31, 2016

Note 3 - Detailed Notes on All Funds (Continued)

I. Fund Balances

2016 2015

Special Capital Special Capital General Water Purpose Projects General Water Purpose Projects Fund Fund Fund Fund Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Total Nonspendable Prepaid Expenditures $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,577 $ 964 $ - $ - $ 5,541

Restricted Unemployment insurance 1,650 - - - 1,650 1,679 - - - 1,679 Water purification - 18,877 - - 18,877 - 18,826 - - 18,826 Future capital projects 189,833 42,530 - - 232,363 193,667 42,486 - - 236,153 Employee benefit accrued liability 215,497 - - - 215,497 165,373 - - - 165,373 Insurance 105,573 - - - 105,573 160,421 - - - 160,421 Trusts - - 53,109 - 53,109 - - 53,055 - 53,055

Total Restricted 512,553 61,407 53,109 - 627,069 521,140 61,312 53,055 - 635,507

Assigned Purchases on order Public safety 12,972 - - - 12,972 14,445 - - - 14,445 Transportation 128,000 - - - 128,000 - - - - - Culture and recreation 457 - - - 457 1,020 - - - 1,020 Home and community services ------Subsequent years' expenditures 235,000 - - - 235,000 235,000 - - - 235,000 Major Funds - 317,904 - - 317,904 - 445,715 - - 445,715

Total Assigned 376,429 317,904 - - 694,333 250,465 445,715 - - 696,180

Unassigned 1,041,131 - - (78,382) 962,749 605,459 - - (909,060) (303,601) Total Fund Balances $ 1,930,113 $ 379,311 $ DRAFT53,109 $ (78,382) $ 2,284,151 $ 1,381,641 $ 507,991 $ 53,055 $ (909,060) $ 1,033,627

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) May 31, 2016

Note 3 - Detailed Notes on All Funds (Continued)

Certain elements of fund balance are described above. Those additional elements which are not reflected in the Statement of Net Position but are reported in the governmental funds balance sheet are described below.

Restricted for Employee Benefit Accrued Liability - the component of fund balance that has been restricted pursuant to General Municipal Law to provide funds for the payment of unused sick time and other forms of payment for accrued leave time granted upon termination or separation from service.

Restricted for Trusts has been established to set aside funds in accordance with the terms of the grants.

Purchases on order are assigned and represent the Village’s intention to honor the contracts in process at year-end. The subsequent year's appropriation will be amended to provide authority to complete the transactions.

Subsequent year’s expenditures represent that at May 31, 2016, the Village Board has assigned the above amount to be appropriated for the ensuing year’s budget.

Unassigned fund balance in the General Fund represents amounts not classified as restricted or assigned. Unassigned fund balance in the Capital Projects Funds represents deficits in the individual capital projects.

Note 4 - Summary Disclosure of Significant Contingencies

A. Litigation

The Village, in common with other municipalities, receives numerous notices of claims for money damages arising from false arrest, property damages or personal injury. Of the claims currently pending, none are expected to have a material effect on the financial position of the Village, if adversely settled.

There are currently pending certiorari proceedings, the results of which could require the payment of future tax refunds by the Village, if existing assessment rolls are modified based on the outcome of the litigation proceedings.DRAFT However, the amount of the possible refunds cannot be determined at the present time. Any payments resulting from adverse decisions will be funded in the year the payment is made.

Contingencies

The Village participates in various Federal grant programs. These programs may be subject to program compliance audits pursuant to the Single Audit Act. Accordingly, the Village’s compliance with applicable grant requirements may be established at a future date. The amount of expenditures, which may be disallowed by the granting agencies cannot be determined at this time, although the Village anticipates such amounts, if any, to be immaterial.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded) May 31, 2016

Note 4 - Summary Disclosure of Significant Contingencies (Continued)

B. Risk Management

The Village purchases various insurance coverages to reduce its exposure to loss. The Village maintains a general liability insurance policy with coverage up to $2 million for each occurrence and an umbrella policy with coverage up to $10 million. Settled claims resulting from these risks have not exceeded commercial insurance coverage in any of the past three fiscal years.

Note 5 - Subsequent Events

The Village, on November 30, 2016, issued a renewal of a bond anticipation note in the amount of $2,420,000 which was used to finance various capital projects. The note matures on November 30, 2017 and bears interest at a rate of .99% per annum.

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DRAFT

51 Village of Monroe, New York

Required Supplementary Information - Schedule of Funding Progress Other Post Employment Benefits Last Three Fiscal Years

Unfunded Actuarial Unfunded Liability as a Actuarial Percentage Valuation Value of Accrued Accrued Funded Covered of Covered Date Assets Liability Liability Ratio Payroll Payroll

June 1, 2015 $ - $ 21,038,604 $ 21,038,604 - % $ 2,946,336 714 % June 1, 2014 - 14,142,073 14,142,073 - 3,911,643 362 June 1, 2013 - 14,909,990 14,909,990 - 3,797,712 393

Note: The increase in the actuarial accrued liability was due to a mandated change in actuarial methodology under ASOP 6.

DRAFT

See independent auditors' report. 52 Village of Monroe, New York

Required Supplementary Information - Schedule of the Village's Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System Last Ten Fiscal Years (1)

2016 Village's proportion of the net pension liability 0.0083058% Village's proportionate share of the net pension liability $ 1,333,096

Village's covered payroll $ 1,878,267 Village's proportionate share of the net pension liability as a percentage of its covered payroll 70.97% Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the total pension liability 90.70%

Note - The amounts presented for each fiscal year were determined as of the March 31 measurement date within the current fiscal year.

(1) Data not available prior to fiscal year 2015 implementation of Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions.

DRAFT

See independent auditors' report. 53 Village of Monroe, New York

Required Supplementary Information - Schedule of Contributions New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System Last Ten Fiscal Years (1)

2016

Contractually required contribution $ 321,206 Contributions in relation to the contractually required contribution (321,206)

Contribution deficiency (excess) $ -

Village's covered payroll $ 1,903,878

Contributions as a percentage of covered payroll 16.87%

(1) Data not available prior to fiscal year 2015 implementation of Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions.

DRAFT

See independent auditors' report. 54 Village of Monroe, New York

Required Supplementary Information - Schedule of the Village's Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability New York State Police and Fire Retirement System Last Ten Fiscal Years (1)

2016 Village's proportion of the net pension liability 0.0570898% Village's proportionate share of the net pension liability $ 1,690,307

Village's covered payroll $ 1,750,704 Village's proportionate share of the net pension liability as a percentage of its covered payroll 96.55% Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the total pension liability 90.20%

Note - The amounts presented for each fiscal year were determined as of the March 31 measurement date within the current fiscal year.

(1) Data not available prior to fiscal year 2015 implementation of Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions.

DRAFT

See independent auditors' report. 55 Village of Monroe, New York

Required Supplementary Information - Schedule of Contributions New York State Police and Fire Retirement System Last Ten Fiscal Years (1)

2016

Contractually required contribution $ 408,782 Contributions in relation to the contractually required contribution (408,782)

Contribution deficiency (excess) $ -

Village's covered payroll $ 1,832,773

Contributions as a percentage of covered-employee payroll 22.30%

(1) Data not available prior to fiscal year 2015 implementation of Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions.

DRAFT

See independent auditors' report. 56 Village of Monroe, New York

General Fund Comparative Balance Sheet May 31,

2016 2015 ASSETS Cash and equivalents $ 2,127,120 $ 1,478,535

Receivables Due from other governments 536,885 408,702 Due from other funds 490,682 57

1,027,567 408,759

Prepaid expenditures - 4,577

Total Assets $ 3,154,687 $ 1,891,871

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE Liabilities Accounts payable $ 46,510 $ 44,253 Accrued liabilities 137,081 67,257 Due to other funds 703,958 203,906 Overpayments 7,185 4,666 Due to retirement systems 100,533 122,240 Unearned revenues 229,307 67,908

Total Liabilities 1,224,574 510,230

Fund balance Nonspendable - 4,577 Restricted 512,553 521,140 Assigned 376,429 250,465 Unassigned 1,041,131 605,459

Total Fund Balance 1,930,113 1,381,641 Total Liabilities and Fund BalanceDRAFT$ 3,154,687 $ 1,891,871

See independent auditors' report. 57 Village of Monroe, New York

General Fund Comparative Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual Years Ended May 31,

2016 Variance with Final Budget Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative) REVENUES Real property taxes $ 6,400,233 $ 6,400,233 $ 6,400,233 $ - Other tax items 43,750 43,750 43,216 (534) Non-property taxes 1,520,000 1,520,595 1,547,669 27,074 Departmental income 75,875 199,280 219,633 20,353 Interfund revenues 150,000 150,000 150,000 - Intergovernmental charges 3,691 3,691 3,637 (54) Use of money and property 86,200 86,200 147,848 61,648 Licenses and permits 107,950 117,693 242,288 124,595 Fines and forfeitures 274,850 274,850 272,499 (2,351) Sale of property and compensation for loss 10,750 63,535 67,494 3,959 State aid 256,456 522,003 557,457 35,454 Federal aid - 23,994 23,994 - Miscellaneous 12,000 88,186 96,774 8,588

Total Revenues 8,941,755 9,494,010 9,772,742 278,732

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES) Transfers in - - - - Transfers out (159,600) (225,510) (69,600) 155,910

Total Other Financing Uses (159,600) (225,510) (69,600) 155,910

Net Change in Fund Balance (250,465) (260,761) 548,472 809,233

FUND BALANCE Beginning of Year 250,465 260,761 1,381,641 1,120,880

End of Year $ - $ - $ 1,930,113 $ 1,930,113

See independent auditors' report. 58 2015 Variance with Final Budget Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative)

$ 6,087,694 $ 6,087,694 $ 6,085,974 $ (1,720) 38,750 38,750 35,841 (2,909) 1,421,000 1,421,000 1,536,595 115,595 83,875 203,657 163,149 (40,508) 150,000 150,000 150,000 - 30,714 30,714 3,595 (27,119) 93,311 167,845 158,442 (9,403) 50,250 50,250 101,607 51,357 324,998 324,998 249,396 (75,602) 13,750 68,447 54,942 (13,505) 327,486 340,250 284,455 (55,795) - - - - 12,000 98,002 44,418 (53,584)

8,633,828 8,981,607 8,868,414 (113,193)

709,701 763,234 742,511 20,723 2,946,799 2,913,556 2,833,546 80,010 1,100 1,480 1,360 120 2,116,500 2,274,920 2,332,690 (57,770) 538,610 563,369 554,680 8,689 253,125 241,007 227,454 13,553 2,271,079 2,503,541 2,500,383 3,158

153,238 220,327 160,683 59,644 27,965 23,832 32,023 (8,191) 9,018,117 9,505,266 DRAFT 9,385,330 119,936 (384,289) (523,659) (516,916) 6,743

- - 18,943 18,943 (49,600) (49,600) (49,300) 300

(49,600) (49,600) (30,357) 19,243

(433,889) (573,259) (547,273) 25,986

433,889 573,259 1,928,914 1,355,655

$ - $ - $ 1,381,641 $ 1,381,641

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General Fund Schedule of Revenues and Other Financing Sources Compared to Budget Year Ended May 31, 2016 (With Comparative Actuals for 2015)

Variance with Final Budget Original Final Positive 2015 Budget Budget Actual (Negative) Actual

REAL PROPERTY TAXES $ 6,400,233 $ 6,400,233 $ 6,400,233 $ - $ 6,085,974

OTHER TAX ITEMS Payments in lieu of taxes 8,750 8,750 8,750 - 8,750 Interest and penalties on real property taxes 35,000 35,000 34,466 (534) 27,091

43,750 43,750 43,216 (534) 35,841

NON-PROPERTY TAXES Franchise fees 160,000 160,000 160,060 60 160,742 Non-property tax distribution from County 1,250,000 1,250,000 1,278,262 28,262 1,268,983 Utilities gross receipts taxes 110,000 110,595 109,347 (1,248) 106,870

1,520,000 1,520,595 1,547,669 27,074 1,536,595 DEPARTMENTAL INCOME Clerk/Treasurer fees 600 600 565 (35) 350 Police fees 4,100 15,094 14,899 (195) 21,449 Safety inspection fees 20,000 121,474 125,133 3,659 86,002 Vital statistics 1,100 1,100 680 (420) 1,480 Parking meter fees 17,000 17,000 15,956 (1,044) 16,656 Zoning fees DRAFT 2,375 2,375 3,850 1,475 - Planning board fees 30,000 40,937 58,335 17,398 35,643 Transportation - - - - 1,469 Home and community services 700 700 215 (485) 100

75,875 199,280 219,633 20,353 163,149

INTERFUND REVENUES 150,000 150,000 150,000 - 150,000

60 INTERGOVERNMENTAL CHARGES Snow removal services for other governments 3,691 3,691 3,637 (54) 3,595

USE OF MONEY AND PROPERTY Earnings on investments 10,000 10,000 67,866 57,866 84,425 Rental of real property 76,200 76,200 79,982 3,782 74,017

86,200 86,200 147,848 61,648 158,442 LICENSES AND PERMITS Business and occupational licenses 4,700 4,700 5,961 1,261 4,577 Games of chance - - 10 10 25 Permits 103,250 112,993 236,317 123,324 97,005

107,950 117,693 242,288 124,595 101,607 FINES AND FORFEITURES Fines and forfeited bail 274,850 274,850 272,499 (2,351) 249,396

SALE OF PROPERTY AND COMPENSATION FOR LOSS Minor sales 750 750 - (750) - Sale of equipment - 52,785 53,143 358 44,253 Insurance recoveries 10,000 10,000 14,351 4,351 10,689

10,750 63,535 67,494 3,959 54,942 STATE AID Per capita 31,456 31,456 31,456 - 31,456 Mortgage tax 125,000 125,000 151,552 26,552 110,313 Consolidated Highway Improvement Program 100,000 265,547 265,547 - 133,794 Other public safety - 100,000 108,902 8,902 8,892

256,456 522,003 557,457 35,454 284,455 FEDERAL AID Federal management assistance DRAFT - 23,994 23,994 - -

(Continued)

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General Fund Schedule of Revenues and Other Financing Sources Compared to Budget (Continued) Year Ended May 31, 2016 (With Comparative Actuals for 2015)

Variance with Final Budget Original Final Positive 2015 Budget Budget Actual (Negative) Actual MISCELLANEOUS Refund of prior year expenditures $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 1,055 $ (8,945) $ 3,042 Gifts and donations 2,000 12,655 12,655 - 17,218 Other - 65,531 83,064 17,533 24,158

12,000 88,186 96,774 8,588 44,418

TOTAL REVENUES 8,941,755 9,494,010 9,772,742 278,732 8,868,414

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Transfers in - Special Purpose Fund - - - - 18,943

TOTAL REVENUES AND OTHER FINANCING SOURCES $ 8,941,755 $ 9,494,010 $ 9,772,742 $ 278,732 $ 8,887,357 DRAFT

See independent auditors' report.

62 Village of Monroe, New York

General Fund Schedule of Expenditures and Other Financing Uses Compared to Budget Year Ended May 31, 2016 (With Comparative Actuals for 2015)

Variance with Final Budget Original Final Positive 2015 Budget Budget Actual (Negative) Actual GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Board of Trustees $ 30,932 $ 30,932 $ 30,635 $ 297 $ 30,810 Justices 157,897 149,605 146,942 2,663 122,315 Mayor 16,215 17,343 17,343 - 15,599 Auditor 22,500 25,345 25,345 - 26,000 Treasurer 120,259 122,299 120,787 1,512 123,458 Clerk 124,630 104,258 103,959 299 109,998 Law 73,500 173,260 172,138 1,122 65,256 Engineer 20,000 126,352 126,352 - 98,594 Elections 2,575 2,675 1,930 745 - Buildings 57,580 66,982 61,410 5,572 83,455 Unallocated insurance 44,581 49,050 49,050 - 44,919 Municipal association dues 3,939 3,939 3,939 - 3,939 Judgments and claims - 5,280 5,280 - - Taxes and assessments 5,500 5,500 4,865 635 4,849 Metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax 12,648 12,648 12,064 584 13,319 Contingency 169,549 94,644 - 94,644 -

862,305 990,112 882,039 108,073 742,511 PUBLIC SAFETY Police 2,782,583 2,771,798 2,642,867 128,931 2,705,897 Traffic control DRAFT14,000 9,196 5,335 3,861 6,714 Safety inspection 133,879 146,071 139,783 6,288 120,935

2,930,462 2,927,065 2,787,985 139,080 2,833,546 HEALTH Registrar of Vital Statistics 1,100 1,100 930 170 1,360

63 TRANSPORTATION Street administration 83,227 96,386 93,545 2,841 95,639 Street maintenance 1,289,753 1,608,511 1,586,391 22,120 1,738,104 Snow removal 319,787 227,050 227,050 - 301,091 Street lighting 161,000 161,000 155,146 5,854 151,973 Sidewalks 50,000 121,838 71,838 50,000 40,000 Off-street parking 7,000 14,363 14,363 - 5,883 1,910,767 2,229,148 2,148,333 80,815 2,332,690 CULTURE AND RECREATION Parks 192,091 200,631 191,517 9,114 202,866 Joint recreation projects 308,919 308,919 308,919 - 301,827 Celebrations 31,020 47,075 45,736 1,339 49,987 532,030 556,625 546,172 10,453 554,680 HOME AND COMMUNITY SERVICES Zoning Board 8,900 11,374 10,433 941 12,697 Planning Board 42,585 76,668 75,829 839 71,673 Storm sewers 75,000 125,909 76,616 49,293 72,089 Street cleaning 113,829 67,755 66,755 1,000 69,845 Other 2,395 2,395 1,600 795 1,150 242,709 284,101 231,233 52,868 227,454

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS State retirement 296,498 239,000 247,916 (8,916) 278,755 Police retirement 443,119 378,354 389,700 (11,346) 548,357 Social security 284,580 272,472 270,156 2,316 277,678 Workers' compensation benefits 207,142 242,921 242,921 - 236,338 Life insurance 2,622 2,622 2,546 76 2,052 Unemployment benefits - - - - 2,734 Disability insurance 3,257 3,289 3,289 - 2,526 Hospital and medical insurance DRAFT1,143,197 1,172,172 1,172,172 - 1,151,943 2,380,415 2,310,830 2,328,700 (17,870) 2,500,383

(Continued)

64 Village of Monroe, New York

General Fund Schedule of Expenditures and Other Financing Uses Compared to Budget (Continued) Year Ended May 31, 2016 (With Comparative Actuals for 2015)

Variance with Final Budget Original Final Positive 2015 Budget Budget Actual (Negative) Actual DEBT SERVICE Principal Serial bonds $ 97,500 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ - $ 97,500 Capital lease 22,262 68,625 64,031 4,594 63,183

119,762 168,625 164,031 4,594 160,683

Interest Serial bonds 19,719 19,719 19,719 - 22,100 Capital lease 2,453 2,453 6,047 (3,594) 5,333 Bond anticipation notes 30,898 39,483 39,481 2 4,590

53,070 61,655 65,247 (3,592) 32,023

172,832 230,280 229,278 1,002 192,706

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 9,032,620 9,529,261 9,154,670 374,591 9,385,330

OTHER FINANCING USES Transfers out Capital Projects Fund DRAFT159,600 225,510 69,600 155,910 49,300 TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND OTHER FINANCING USES $ 9,192,220 $ 9,754,771 $ 9,224,270 $ 530,501 $ 9,434,630

See independent auditors' report.

65 Village of Monroe, New York

Water Fund Comparative Balance Sheet May 31,

2016 2015 ASSETS Cash and equivalents $ 353,844 $ 169,169 Accounts receivable 395,350 412,229 Prepaid expenditures - 964

Total Assets $ 749,194 $ 582,362

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE Liabilities Accounts payable $ 33,952 $ 42,320 Accrued liabilities 7,217 5,013 Due to other funds 311,369 11,369 Due to retirement systems 9,152 15,091 Unearned revenues 8,193 578

Total Liabilities 369,883 74,371

Fund balance Nonspendable - 964 Restricted 61,407 61,312 Assigned 317,904 445,715

Total Fund Balance 379,311 507,991

Total Liabilities and Fund Balance $ 749,194 $ 582,362 DRAFT

See independent auditors' report. 66 Village of Monroe, New York

Water Fund Comparative Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual Years Ended May 31,

2016 Variance with Final Budget Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative) REVENUES Departmental income $ 1,668,360 $ 1,827,360 $ 1,991,179 $ 163,819 Use of money and property 850 850 5,038 4,188 Sale of property and compensation for loss - 17,225 19,037 1,812 Miscellaneous - 24,451 24,956 505

Total Revenues 1,669,210 1,869,886 2,040,210 170,324

EXPENDITURES Current General government support 28,579 3,756 3,756 - Home and community services 1,046,552 1,472,348 1,458,370 13,978 Employee benefits 313,773 329,679 326,967 2,712 Debt service Principal 177,500 180,000 192,253 (12,253) Interest 49,406 113,068 114,144 (1,076)

Total Expenditures 1,615,810 2,098,851 2,095,490 3,361

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures 53,400 (228,965) (55,280) 173,685

OTHER FINANCING USES Transfer out (53,400) (73,400) (73,400) -

Net Change in Fund Balance - (302,365) (128,680) 173,685

FUND BALANCE Beginning of Year DRAFT - 302,365 507,991 205,626 End of Year $ - $ - $ 379,311 $ 379,311

See independent auditors' report.

67 2015 Variance with Final Budget Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative)

$ 1,775,897 $ 1,775,897 $ 1,866,857 $ 90,960 850 850 265 (585) - 18,371 20,531 2,160 - 990 1,352 362

1,776,747 1,796,108 1,889,005 92,897

27,800 4,018 3,648 370 1,055,432 1,183,477 1,057,731 125,746 319,198 319,199 308,983 10,216

227,500 239,025 239,025 - 45,442 32,314 46,567 (14,253)

1,675,372 1,778,033 1,655,954 122,079

101,375 18,075 233,051 214,976

(120,000) (36,700) (36,700) -

(18,625) (18,625) 196,351 214,976 18,625 18,625 DRAFT 311,640 293,015 $ - $ - $ 507,991 $ 507,991

68 Village of Monroe, New York

Special Purpose Fund Comparative Balance Sheet May 31,

2016 2015 ASSETS Cash and equivalents $ 53,109 $ 53,055

FUND BALANCE Restricted $ 53,109 $ 53,055

DRAFT

See independent auditors' report. 69 Village of Monroe, New York

Special Purpose Fund Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance Years Ended May 31,

2016 2015 REVENUES Use of money and property $ 54 $ 60

EXPENDITURES - -

Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures 54 60

OTHER FINANCING USES Transfers out - (18,943)

Net Change in Fund Balance 54 (18,883)

FUND BALANCE Beginning of Year 53,055 71,938

End of Year $ 53,109 $ 53,055

DRAFT

See independent auditors' report. 70 Village of Monroe, New York

Capital Projects Fund Comparative Balance Sheet May 31,

2016 2015

ASSETS Cash and equivalents $ 2,133,115 $ 5,367,917 Due from other funds 1,015,218 215,218

Total Assets $ 3,148,333 $ 5,583,135

LIABILITIES AND FUND DEFICIT Liabilities Accounts payable $ 67,042 $ 30,195 Due to other funds 490,573 - Bond anticipation notes payable 2,669,100 6,462,000

Total Liabilities 3,226,715 6,492,195

Fund deficit Unassigned (78,382) (909,060)

Total Liabilities and Fund Deficit $ 3,148,333 $ 5,583,135

DRAFT

See independent auditors' report. 71 Village of Monroe, New York

Capital Projects Fund Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance Years Ended May 31,

2016 2015

REVENUES $ - $ -

EXPENDITURES Capital outlay 3,830,151 568,185

Deficiency of Revenues Over Expenditures (3,830,151) (568,185)

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Bonds issued 4,449,900 - Issuance of capital lease 67,929 - Transfers in 143,000 86,000

Total Other Financing Sources 4,660,829 86,000

Net Change in Fund Balance 830,678 (482,185)

FUND DEFICIT Beginning of Year (909,060) (426,875)

End of Year $ (78,382) $ (909,060) DRAFT

See independent auditors' report. 72

APPENDIX C

FORM OF BOND COUNSEL OPINION

November 29, 2017

The Board of Trustees of the Village of Monroe, in the County of Orange, New York

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as Bond Counsel to the Village of Monroe (the “Village”), in the County of Orange, a municipal corporation of the State of New York, and have examined a record of proceedings relating to the authorization, sale and issuance of the $2,080,000 Bond Anticipation Notes – 2017 (the “Notes”) of the Village dated and delivered on the date hereof.

In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with originals of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, as of the date hereof, we are of the following opinions:

1. The Notes are valid and legally binding general obligations of the Village for which the Village has validly pledged its faith and credit and, unless paid from other sources, all the taxable real property within the Village is subject to the levy of ad valorem real estate taxes to pay the Notes and interest thereon, subject to certain statutory limitations imposed by Chapter 97 of the New York Laws of 2011, as amended. The enforceability of rights or remedies with respect to such Notes may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or other laws affecting creditors’ rights or remedies heretofore or hereafter enacted.

2. Under existing statutes and court decisions and assuming continuing compliance with certain tax certifications described herein, (i) interest on the Notes is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) interest on the Notes is not treated as a preference item in calculating the alternative minimum tax imposed on individuals and corporations under the Code; such interest, however, is included in the adjusted current earnings of certain corporations for purposes of calculating the alternative minimum tax imposed on such corporations.

The Code establishes certain requirements that must be met subsequent to the issuance of the Notes in order that the interest on the Notes be and remain excludable from gross income under Section 103 of the Code. These requirements include, but are not limited to, requirements relating to the use and expenditure of proceeds of the Notes, restrictions on the investment of proceeds of the Notes prior to expenditure and the requirement that certain earnings be rebated to the federal government. Noncompliance with such requirements may cause the interest on the Notes to become subject to federal income taxation retroactive to the date of issuance thereof, irrespective of the date on which such noncompliance occurs or is ascertained.

On the date of issuance of the Notes, the Village will execute a Tax Certificate relating to the Notes containing provisions and procedures pursuant to which such requirements can be satisfied. In executing the Tax Certificate, the Village represents that it will comply with the provisions and procedures set forth therein and that it will do and perform all acts and things necessary or desirable to assure that the interest on the Notes will, for federal income tax purposes, be excluded from gross income.

In rendering the opinion in this paragraph 2, we have relied upon and assumed (i) the material accuracy of the Village’s certifications, statements of intention and reasonable expectations, and certifications of fact contained in the Tax Certificate with respect to matters affecting the status of the interest on the Notes, and (ii) compliance by the Village with the procedures and certifications set forth in the Tax Certificate as to such tax matters.

3. Under existing statutes, interest on the Notes is exempt from personal income taxes of New York State and its political subdivisions, including The City of New York.

Except as stated in paragraphs 2 and 3 above, we express no opinion as to any other federal, state or local tax consequences with respect to the Notes or the ownership or disposition thereof. Further, we express no opinion herein as to the effect of any action hereafter taken or not taken in reliance upon an opinion of other counsel on the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of the interest on the Notes, or under state and local tax law.

We render our opinion under existing statutes and court decisions as of the date of issuance of the Notes, and we assume no obligation to update, revise or supplement this opinion after the issue date to reflect any action hereafter taken or not taken, or any facts or circumstances, or any change in law or in interpretations thereof, or otherwise, that may hereafter arise or occur, or for any other reason.

We give no assurances as to the accuracy, sufficiency or completeness of the Preliminary or Final Official Statement or any proceedings, reports, correspondence, financial statements or other documents, containing financial or other information relative to the Village which have been or may hereafter be furnished or disclosed to purchasers of said Notes.

Very truly yours,

APPENDIX D

FORM OF UNDERTAKING TO PROVIDE NOTICES OF EVENTS

UNDERTAKING TO PROVIDE NOTICES OF EVENTS

Section 1. Definitions

“EMMA” shall mean the Electronic Municipal Market Access System implemented by the MSRB.

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States.

“Holder” shall mean any registered owner of the Securities and any beneficial owner of Securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“Issuer” shall mean the Village of Monroe, in the County of Orange, a municipal corporation of the State of New York.

“MSRB” shall mean the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board established in accordance with the provisions of Section 15B(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“Purchaser” shall mean the financial institution referred to in the Certificate of Determination, executed by the Village Treasurer as of November 29, 2017.

“Rule 15c2-12” shall mean Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended through the date of this Undertaking, including any official interpretations thereof.

“Securities” shall mean the Issuer’s $2,080,000 Bond Anticipation Note – 2017, dated November 29, 2017, maturing on November 29, 2018, and delivered on the date hereof.

Section 2. Obligation to Provide Notices of Events. (a) The Issuer hereby undertakes, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, to provide or cause to be provided either directly or through Munistat Services, Inc., 12 Roosevelt Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York 11776 to the Electronic Municipal Market Access (“EMMA”) System implemented by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board established pursuant to Section 15B(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor thereto or to the functions of such Board contemplated by the Undertaking, in a timely manner, not in excess of ten (10) business days after the occurrence of any such event, notice of any of the following events with respect to the Securities:

(1) principal and interest payment delinquencies;

(2) non-payment related defaults, if material;

(3) unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties; (4) unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties;

(5) substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform;

(6) adverse tax opinions, the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of proposed or final determinations of taxability, Notices of Proposed Issue (IRS Form 5701-TEB) or other material notices of determinations with respect to the tax status of the Securities, or other events affecting the tax status of the Securities;

(7) modifications to rights of Securities holders, if material;

(8) Bond calls, if material, and tender offers;

(9) defeasances;

(10) release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Securities, if material;

(11) rating changes;

(12) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar event of the Issuer;

Note to clause (12): For the purposes of the event identified in clause (12) above, the event is considered to occur when any of the following occur: the appointment of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer for the Issuer in a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or in any other proceeding under state or federal law in which a court or government authority has assumed jurisdiction over substantially all of the assets or business of the Issuer, or if such jurisdiction has been assumed by leaving the existing governing body and officials or officers in possession but subject to the supervision and orders of a court or governmental authority, or the entry of an order confirming a plan of reorganization, arrangement or liquidation by a court or governmental authority having supervision or jurisdiction over substantially all of the assets or business of the Issuer;

(13) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, or acquisition involving the Issuer or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer, other than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a definitive agreement to undertake such an action or the termination of a definitive agreement relating to any such actions, other than pursuant to its terms, if material; and

(14) appointment of a successor or additional trustee or the change of name of a trustee, if material. (b) Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Issuer from disseminating any other information in addition to that required hereby in the manner set forth herein or in any other manner. If the Issuer disseminates any such additional information, the Issuer shall have no obligation to update such information or include it in any future materials disseminated hereunder.

(c) Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Issuer from providing notice of the occurrence of certain other events, in addition to those listed above, if the Issuer determines that any such other event is material with respect to the Securities; but the Issuer does not undertake to commit to provide any such notice of the occurrence of any event except those events listed above.

Section 3. Remedies. If the Issuer shall fail to comply with any provision of this Undertaking, then any Holder of Securities may enforce, for the equal benefit and protection of all Holders similarly situated, by mandamus or other suit or proceeding at law or in equity, this Undertaking against the Issuer and any of the officers, agents and employees of the Issuer, and may compel the Issuer or any such officers, agents or employees to perform and carry out their duties under this Undertaking; provided that the sole and exclusive remedy for breach of this Undertaking shall be an action to compel specific performance of the obligations of the Issuer hereunder and no person or entity shall be entitled to recover monetary damages hereunder under any circumstances. Failure to comply with any provision of this Undertaking shall not constitute an event of default on the Securities.

Section 4. Parties in Interest. This Undertaking is executed to assist the Purchaser to comply with (b)(5) of the Rule and is delivered for the benefit of the Holders. No other person shall have any right to enforce the provisions hereof or any other rights hereunder.

Section 5. Amendments. Without the consent of any holders of Securities, the Issuer at any time and from time to time may enter into any amendments or changes to this Undertaking for any of the following purposes:

(a) to comply with or conform to any changes in Rule 15c2-12 (whether required or optional);

(b) to add a dissemination agent for the information required to be provided hereby and to make any necessary or desirable provisions with respect thereto;

(c) to evidence the succession of another person to the Issuer and the assumption of any such successor of the duties of the Issuer hereunder;

(d) to add to the duties of the Issuer for the benefit of the Holders, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer;

(e) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision hereof which may be inconsistent with any other provision hereof, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Undertaking which, in each case, comply with Rule 15c2-12 or Rule 15c2- 12 as in effect at the time of such amendment or change; provided that no such action pursuant to this Section 5 shall adversely affect the interests of the Holders in any material respect. In making such determination, the Issuer shall rely upon an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel.

Section 6. Termination. This Undertaking shall remain in full force and effect until such time as all principal, redemption premiums, if any, and interest on the Securities shall have been paid in full or the Securities shall have otherwise been paid or legally defeased in accordance with their terms. Upon any such legal defeasance, the Issuer shall provide notice of such defeasance to the EMMA System. Such notice shall state whether the Securities have been defeased to maturity or to redemption and the timing of such maturity or redemption.

Section 7. Undertaking to Constitute Written Agreement or Contract. This Undertaking shall constitute the written agreement or contract for the benefit of Holders of Securities, as contemplated under Rule 15c2-12.

Section 8. Governing Law. This Undertaking shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York determined without regard to principles of conflict of law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly authorized, executed and delivered this Undertaking as of November 29, 2017.

VILLAGE OF MONROE

By Village Treasurer