Hendrick Hudson board reviews superintendent's final budget; adoption vote set for April 2

The Hendrick Hudson Central School District Board of Education on March 19 completed a final review of the superintendent's proposed budget and set an April 2 meeting for the board to vote on adopting the spending plan that will go to voters.

The superintendent's proposal shows a budget-to-budget spending increase of 2.86 percent and a tax-levy change of 4.58 percent. District staff presented the budget as a three-part plan required by state rules and regulations: an administrative component representing about 7.4 percent of the total (approximately $7 million), a capital component representing about 9.4 percent (approximately $9 million), and a program component that accounts for the bulk of spending (approximately $80.1 million). Salaries and benefits were identified as the district's largest expense, roughly $76 million.

District staff said the draft includes a mix of reductions and targeted, contingent…