Hendrick Hudson presents new HR and safety budgets, warns of $1.5M shortfall and proposes $5M capital reserve

Superintendent Michael Trombley and district administrators presented newly itemized budgets for human resources and for safety and security and warned the Board of Education about a preliminary $1.5 million gap between proposed spending and revenue estimates for 2025–26.

The presentations explained that functions previously housed in other budget lines have been carved into separate program budgets for clarity and oversight. Dr. Steven Garcia, assistant superintendent for human resources and leadership development, outlined a new HR budget code that consolidates recruitment, personnel services (including Frontline and other tracking services), professional memberships, background checks and related personnel expenses. He said some lines show large increases compared with last year because funds were reallocated from other budget areas into the new HR code.

The district also presented a newly defined safety and security budget led by a full-time safety coordinator, Amanda Dolce Moscalo (presented by Greg Trombley). Proposed items included increased two-way…