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Trustees say property‑tax rollback and assessor timing leave BOCES and local budgets unsettled
Summary
Trustees discussed statewide property‑tax rollback impacts and pending assessor numbers, saying uncertainty will affect BOCES and local taxing entities and that the district is monitoring implications for budgeting.
A trustee reported that state property‑tax reductions and related deadlines are creating uncertainty for local budgets and BOCES partners and that district officials are waiting for assessor figures before finalizing some budgets.
Why it matters: the trustee said the 50 percent and 25 percent referenced reductions are affecting budgets across the county and state; local entities are awaiting finalized assessment rolls before they can complete their fiscal 2026 planning.
The trustee — who recounted attendance at regional BOCES meetings — said the district will wait until the county assessor’s roll is updated before firming final numbers and that the board’s June 30 meeting will be used to review the most current figures. “We’re waiting till June 30 to have our meeting to try to have the most up to date number from the assessor because this is a drop year,” the trustee said, noting property‑tax changes and filing deadlines were still being processed.
The trustee said the district has partial protection from the rollback because of state backfill rules for K‑12 funding, but other local taxing entities such as recreation boards and BOCES will be directly affected. The board did not take formal action at the meeting but directed staff to continue monitoring assessor data and related budget impacts and to include recalibration items on upcoming work‑session agendas.
