New York State Department of Audit and Control Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics Annual Financial Reports of Cities
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
Annual financial reports of cities were generated pursuant to Article 3, Section 30 of the General Municipal Law which states
that every municipal corporation shall annually make a report of its financial condition to the comptroller and that such
report shall be made by the chief fiscal officer of the corporation. Each report contains a detailed itemization of the financial
transactions of the city and is broken down according to types of funds (General, Water, Sewer, Capital, etc.).
Creator:
Title:
Annual financial reports of cities
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1942-2005, 2007-2011
Bulk Dates:
(bulk 1961-2004)
Series Number:
13324
Arrangement
Chronological by year and then alphabetical by city.
Administrative History
Annual financial reports of cities were generated pursuant to Article 3, Section 30 of the General Municipal Law which states
that every municipal corporation shall annually make a report of its financial condition to the comptroller and that such
report shall be made by the chief fiscal officer of the corporation. All reports are to be certified by the chief fiscal officer
and are to be filed with the comptroller within sixty days after the close of the fiscal year of the corporation.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of annual financial reports of cities. Each report contains a detailed itemization of the financial transactions
of the city and is broken down according to types of funds (General, Water, Sewer, Capital, etc.). The reports also list capital
indebtedness accounts and general fixed assets, and include the following schedules: statement of indebtedness; maturity schedule
for bonds issued during the year; reconciliation of cash and bank balances; analysis of changes in special reserves and capital
reserves; comparison of budget estimates with actual revenues and expenditures; and a schedule of real property tax rate,
tax levy and uncollected taxes. Some of the reports include related documents such as letters of transmittal and copies of
city budgets.
Related Publications
Financial data pre-dating the start of this record series or summarizing the data in these records is published in the "Special
Report on Municipal Accounts by the State Comptroller" (1908/09-1943), "Special Report on Municipal Affairs by the State Comptroller"
(1945-1993), and "Comptroller's Special Report on Municipal Affairs" (1994-).
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
13324-78,13324-79, 13324-92, 13324-92A, 13324-94, 13324-96, 13324-97, 13324-98, 13324-99, 13324-00, 13324-01, 13324-01A, 13324-04,
13324-05, 13324-05A, 13324-09, 13324-09A, 13324-18A: Container list is available at the repository.
Acquisition Information
13324-18, 13324-18A: These accretions were transferred under RDA 21243.
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Detailed Description
Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Accretion: 13324-97 |
1993 |
Albany - Elmira |
1 |
1993 |
Fulton - Long Beach |
2 |
1993 |
Mechanicville - Port Jervis |
3 |
1993 |
Poughkeepsie - Troy |
4 |
Accretion: 13324-18 |
2006 |
City AFR Albany-Long Beach |
1 |
2006 |
City AFR Mechanicville -Yonkers |
2 |
2007 |
Cities AFR's Albany to Lockport |
3 |
2007 |
Cities AFR's Long Beach to Rye |
4 |
2007 |
Cities AFR's Salmanca to Yonkers |
5 |
2008 |
Cities AFR's Albany - Mount Vernon Box 1 |
6 |
2008 |
Cities AFR New Rochelle - Yonkers Box 2 |
7 |
2011 |
Financial Statements Cities Albany - Long Beach |
8 |
2011 |
Financial Statements Cities Mechanicville - Yonkers |
9 |
2012 |
Financial Statements Cities A - M |
10 |
2012 |
Financial Statements Cities N - Y |
11 |