Riverhead NY Budget App

Riverhead NY Budget App Explorer makes it fast and clear to understand how the Town of Riverhead’s budgets have changed over time. Compare funds and key metrics from 2005–2025, visualize trends, calculate year-over-year changes and CAGR, and track GAAP/GASB checklist items—right on your iPhone.

An integrated Advice view helps officials and residents explore scenarios: adjust for inflation and labor contracts, set fund balance targets, and get policy suggestions grounded in best practices.

Everything is on-device—no sign-in, no data collection.

Highlights

Time-Series Comparison (2005–2021): See appropriations, estimated revenues, appropriated fund balance, and tax levy trends with clean, modern charts.

Fund-to-Fund Comparisons: Overlay multiple funds to spot divergences and common patterns.

Analysis Dashboard: Automatic YoY deltas, CAGR, peaks/troughs, and (when available) tax levy as a share of appropriations.

Advice for Officials: Scenario sliders for CPI and labor/contract growth, fund balance policy targets, and actionable guidance on structure, revenues, and reserves.

GAAP/GASB Checklist: Mark items “Compliant,” “Needs Review,” or “Unassessed.” Progress persists on device.

Simple, Modern UI: Segmented pickers, glass panels, and readable tables—built to be quick and understandable.

Import & Export: Bring in budgets via CSV (year, fundCode, fundName, appropriations, estimatedRevenues, appropriatedFundBalance, taxLevy) and export your working dataset for sharing.

On-Device Data: Use the built-in sample dataset to explore instantly, then replace with your official budgets when ready.

How it works

Start with Sample Data or go to Data → Choose CSV… to import Riverhead budgets.

Use Compare to select a fund and metric; switch to Compare+ to overlay multiple funds.

Open Analysis for YoY and CAGR; view levy as % of appropriations when both data points exist.

Visit Advice to set inflation/labor assumptions and fund balance targets; review tailored guidance.

Track compliance in GAAP with a persistent checklist.

Why it’s useful

Gives citizens and officials a clear picture of trends across years.

Supports policy conversations with transparent assumptions (inflation, contracts, reserves).

Keeps a living GAAP/GASB checklist for audit readiness and internal controls.