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Fayetteville-Manlius presents $5.2 million budget increase, proposes 3.56% tax levy
Summary
District business staff outlined a $5.2 million increase driven by salary, benefits and debt service; staff said program cuts aren’t planned and the board set April 21 for adoption, May 12 for the hearing and May 20 for the vote.
FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS — District staff on the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District board’s budget presentation said the proposed 2025–26 budget would increase overall spending by about $5.2 million and recommended a tax levy increase of 3.56 percent, producing roughly $2.6 million in additional levy revenue.
The presentation said program spending would rise by about $2.9 million (approximately 3.5 percent) and that the program budget remains the largest component at about $86 million. Staff emphasized there are no planned cuts to programs or staffing.
The budget team framed the increase as the result of four main expenditure drivers: projected negotiated salary increases (about $2.4 million), higher health insurance and benefits (about $1.4 million), a $500,000 reduction in capital transfer, and a $1.9 million rise in debt service primarily tied to bond anticipation note financing for the…
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