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Brighton board approves $110.57 million 2025-26 budget, sends plan to May 20 vote
Summary
The Brighton Central School District Board of Education on May 13 approved a $110,572,957 proposed 2025-26 budget and voted to place it on the May 20 ballot. The plan uses $750,000 of fund balance to limit the tax levy increase to the state cap of 2.03%, and reduces district staffing by about 12.08 full-time equivalents.
Brighton Central School District officials approved a proposed $110,572,957 budget for the 2025–26 school year on May 13 and voted to place the plan before voters in a May 20 referendum.
Superintendent Dr. McGowan led the statutorily required budget hearing and presented the figures, saying, “The total budget proposal then is $110,000,000, 572,957. That's an increase of 5.72, million dollars or 5.45%.” The board then made and approved a motion to send the budget to the public vote: “Motion to approve the budget as presented by doctor McGowan,” moved by Eleanor and seconded by Karen; the board approved the motion by voice vote.
The nut graf: the proposal seeks to balance program priorities with taxpayer protections by…
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