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Budget Hearing: 2018-2019 Budget 1 EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Jeffrey P. Simons Superintendent Of Schools May 2, 2018 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 2 Location And Time Of Public Hearing Availability Of Budget Documents Voting Date And

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Jeffrey P. Simons Superintendent Of Schools May 2, 2018 Budget Hearing: 2018-2019 Budget EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

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Location And Time Of Public Hearing Availability Of Budget Documents Voting Date And Propositions Election of Board Members Process Voting Districts And Polling Sites Voter Registration And Inspection Of Register Qualifications Of Voters Absentee Ballots

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AVAILABILITY

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Published In Two Newspapers Four Times Within Forty-Five Days Preceding The May 15 Vote

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On Website At www.egcsd.org

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2018-2019 BUDGET PACKET AVAILABILITY

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Central Office & Buildings, Including Transportation EG, NG, Sand Lake & Nassau Libraries On District Website at www.egcsd.org At Public Hearing on Wednesday, May 2

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2018-2019 BUDGET PACKETS: #1 OF 2

฀ Revenue Summary ฀ Expenditure Summary ฀ Current Staffing Levels ฀ Enrollment History ฀ SED Property Tax

Report Card

฀ Three-Part Budget ฀ SED Salary Disclosure ฀ School Tax Exemptions ฀ Fiscal Accountability

Supplement

฀ Students With

Disabilities Disclosure

฀ Proposed Propositions

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฀ Enrollment Data ฀ Grades 3 – 8 Assessment Data ฀ Regents Examination Data ฀ High School Graduation Rate

2018-2019 BUDGET PACKETS: #2 OF 2

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VOTING

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  • Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Date

  • 7:00 a.m. To 9:00 p.m.

Time

  • Electronic Voting Machine

Method

  • 3 Terms: July 1, 2018 To June 30, 2021
  • 1 Term: May 16, 2018 To June 30, 2019

4 Board Vacancies

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MAY 15, 2018 VOTE

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Proposed Budget Purchase Of Buses, Reserve Purchase Of Buses, Borrowing Establishment Of Bus Purchase Reserve Election Of Board Members (4)

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MAY 15, 2018 VOTING LOCATIONS

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Donald P. Sutherland Elementary School Green Meadow Elementary School Howard L. Goff Middle School Bell Top Elementary School Voting Locations

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MAY 15, 2018 VOTING LOCATIONS

Polling Site Voter Town of Residence

DP Sutherland

✓Towns Of Sand Lake & Chatham ✓Nassau Mailing Addresses

Green Meadow

✓Town Of Schodack

(Not a Nassau Mailing Address) Goff

✓Town Of East Greenbush

Bell Top

✓Town Of North Greenbush

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VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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฀ Registration Required In Order To Vote

฀ Rensselaer County Board Of Elections OR ฀ District Clerk’s Office Between 8:00 a.m. And 3:30

p.m. On Regular Business Days OR

฀ Have Voted In The School Election In Past 4 Years

฀ Register Of Voters Open For Inspection

฀ May 9, 2018 To May 14, 2018 ฀ Regular Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. To 4:00 p.m. ฀ Office Of District Clerk, Genet School

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VOTER QUALIFICATIONS

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  • Citizen Of The United States

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  • Eighteen Years Of Age

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  • Resident Of The District For 30 Days

Preceding The Day Of The Vote 4

  • Registered To Vote
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ABSENTEE BALLOTS

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Application Required And Available

  • Office Of District

Clerk

  • District Website

At www.egcsd.org

Application Due Dates

  • May 8 If By Mail
  • May 14 If In

Person

  • After Valid

Application Is Received, Ballot Is Issued

Ballot Issuance

  • Between April 17

And May 14

  • Ballots Due By

May 15 Before 5:00 pm To Office Of District Clerk

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ABSENTEE BALLOT -VALID REASONS

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฀ Hospitalization ฀ Physical Disability Or Illness ฀ Away On Business ฀ Vacation ฀ Detained In Jail ฀ Contact District Clerk For Information Or

To View Absentee Ballot List

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INTRODUCTION OF BOARD CANDIDATES

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฀ Petitions Returned April 16, 2018 ฀ Four Candidates, Four Open Seats

฀ Jennifer Massey ฀ John J. Dunn, Jr. ฀ Michele K. Skumurski ฀ JoAnn Taylor

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2018-2019 BUDGET UPDATE

March 14 Preliminary Estimate April 11 Proposed Budget

Total Budget

$96.4 M $94.3 M

Budget Increase

+4.64% +2.29%

Tax Levy

$58.6 M $55.5 M

Tax Levy Increase

+10.11% +4.27% Under Tax Cap

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MAY 15, 2018 VOTE: PROPOSITION #1

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฀ 2018-2019 Proposed Budget: $94,266,392 ฀ Budget To Budget Increase: $2,109,236 Or 2.29% ฀ Estimated Tax Levy Increase: 4.27% ฀ Actual Tax Rates Not Known Until August ฀ Changes In Assessment Totals By Town ฀ Town Equalization Rates ฀ Residential Vs. Commercial Assessment Levels ฀ NYS Changes In Tax Computations

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MAY 15, 2018 VOTE BUDGET PASSED OR DEFEATED?

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➢Enact Proposed Budget Effective July 1, 2018 ➢Resubmit Budget For Second Vote OR ➢Revise Budget For Presentation to Voters OR ➢Adopt Contingent Budget Effective July 1, 2018

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CONTINGENT BUDGET

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฀ OPTIONAL If Budget Defeated on May 15

฀ Other Option Is Second Budget Vote

฀ MANDATORY If Budget Defeated on June 19 ฀ No Exclusions Allowed ฀ Remove Non-Contingent Items Such as Equipment,

School Food Service Transfer, Unreimbursed Use of Facilities

฀ Total Contingent Reduction = $2.3 Million

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CONTINGENT BUDGET EXAMPLES - POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS

฀ Administrators ฀ Advanced Placement ฀ Art ฀ CAP, OG, Jump Start ฀ Community Use of

Schools

฀ Equipment ฀ Honors Courses ฀ Full Day Kindergarten ฀ Library ฀ Monitors ฀ Music ฀ Nursing Services ฀ Regents Review ฀ School Food Service Subsidy ฀ School Resource Officer ฀ Security Supervisors ฀ Small Class Sizes ฀ Social Workers ฀ Student Assistance

Counselor

฀ Student Clubs & Sports ฀ Technology Support ฀ Transportation Special Runs 20 20

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BUS VIDEO PRESENTATION

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SCHOOL BUS REPLACEMENTS PROPOSITIONS # 2 & 3

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Bus Type Qty Reserve (Prop #2) Qty Borrowing (Prop #3) Sixty-Six Passenger 2 $227,484 1 $113,742 Twenty-Eight Passenger 4 $237,588 $0 Twenty-Two Passenger 2 $116,452 $0 Wheelchair Bus 1 $70,974 $0 Total 9 $652,498 1 $113,742

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SCHOOL BUS REPLACEMENT DECISION FACTORS

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School Bus Replacement

Operating & Maintenance Costs

Mileage

State Aid Funding At 62.5%

Estimated Life

Fuel Efficiency

Safety

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BUS PURCHASE RESERVE PROPOSITION #4

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15 Years OR $5 Million In Deposits End Of Reserve

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BUS PURCHASE RESERVE PROPOSITION #4

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State Aid (+)

  • From Previous Bus Purchases

Optional Funding (+)

  • At Discretion Of The Board

Bus Purchases (-)

  • Approved by

the Voters

Current Balance (=)

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BUS PURCHASE RESERVE BENEFITS OF A RESERVE

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  • Only Used for Bus Purchases

Specific

  • Voter Approval for Withdrawals

Controlled

  • Board of Education Optional Annual

Funding

Flexible

  • 62.5% of Eligible Cost Paid Over 5

Years

State Aid

  • Borrowing Cost Avoided

Cost Reduction

  • 15 Years or $5 Million in Deposits

Time Defined

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REFRESHER ON SCHOOL TAXES RESPONSIBILITIES

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School District Towns

New York State

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REFRESHER ON SCHOOL TAXES SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES

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฀ School Budget ฀ School Spending ฀ Tax Levy & Tax Rates ฀ Homestead/Non-Homestead Option ฀ Offering Voluntary Exemptions

฀ Senior Citizens With Limited Incomes ฀ Persons With Disabilities & Limited Incomes ฀ Veterans Exemptions (Alternative, Cold War &

Eligible Funds)

฀ School Tax Bills

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REFRESHER ON SCHOOL TAXES TOWN ASSESSOR RESPONSIBILITIES

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฀ Market Value Estimates Of Properties ฀ Assessment Determination ฀ Periodic Reassessment Of Properties ฀ Level Of Assessment (LOA) Declaration On Roll

(Often Basis For State Determined Equalization Rates)

฀ Tentative & Final Tax Rolls Preparation ฀ Exemption Applications & Administration ฀ Equalization Rate Appeals

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REFRESHER ON SCHOOL TAXES NEW YORK STATE RESPONSIBILITIES

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฀ Education Funding ฀ School Mandates ฀ Methods Of Taxation (Income, Sales, Real Property) ฀ Tax Rate Formulas ฀ School Tax Relief (STAR) Program & Exemptions ฀ Tax Rebates ฀ Laws Authorizing Exemptions ฀ Equalization Rates ฀ Tax Cap Legislation

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REFRESHER ON SCHOOL TAXES AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

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School Tax Bills

Tax Levy (School) Assessment (Towns) Equalization Rates (NYS)

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REFRESHER ON SCHOOL TAXES TAX LEVY & RATES – SCHOOL DISTRICT

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  • BOE Adoption Of Budget With Tax Levy (April)

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  • School Budget Vote (May)

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  • Obtain Assessment Roll From Towns (July)

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  • Obtain Equalization Rates From NYS (July)

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  • Calculate Full (True) Values (August)

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  • Allocate Tax Levy By Town Full Value (August)

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  • Apply Rates To Assessed Values (August)

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  • Issue Tax Bills (September)
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REFRESHER ON SCHOOL TAXES PROPERTY ASSESSMENT - TOWN

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Property Assessment

Neighborhood

Architectural Style

Square Footage

Single vs. Multiple Family

Site Improvements

Age & Condition

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REFRESHER ON SCHOOL TAXES PROPERTY ASSESSMENT - TOWN

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Assessment Notification to Taxpayers (Feb 28) Consultation with Assessor (Mar-Apr) Complaint to Board of Assessment Review (May) Grievance Day (May 22) Assessment Roll Established (July) Assessment Acceptance or Taxpayer Litigation

Assessments (Town of EG)

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REFRESHER ON SCHOOL TAXES EQUALIZATION RATES – NYS TAX & FINANCE

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No Fixed Standard For Property Assessment (1% To 100% Of Full Or True Value) Not All Municipalities Assess Property At The Same Percentage Of Market Value (Our District: 25.14% to 100%) School District Tax Boundaries Do Not Match Town & City Boundaries

Why Equalization ?

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REFRESHER ON SCHOOL TAXES RESPONSIBILITIES

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  • Taxation Method
  • Education Funding
  • Equalization Rates
  • STAR
  • Tax Cap

New York State

  • Assessment
  • Reassessment
  • Market Value

Estimates

  • Exemption

Administration

Towns

  • School Budget
  • Spending
  • School Tax Levy
  • Exemptions

Offered

School District