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Penfield board reviews draft $128.5M budget, approves phase‑3 bids and small change orders
Summary
District officials presented a second‑draft $128.5 million budget for 2025–26 with a proposed 3.33% tax‑levy increase and recommended staffing additions; the board approved contractor awards for phase‑3 work and several small change orders.
The Penfield Central School District presented a second draft of the 2025–26 budget and approved contract awards for its phase‑3 capital project and several small change orders during the April 8 meeting.
Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance Dr. Driffill told the board the proposed 2025–26 budget is projected at about $128,500,000, an increase of roughly $8.8 million (about 7.5%) over the current year’s budget of $119,600,000. The district plans to propose a tax levy increase of $2,300,000, or about 3.33%, while noting the district could raise up to $3,200,000 (4.54%) under the statutory formula but did not plan to use the full allowance.
Dr. Driffill said personnel costs and employee benefits are the primary drivers of the increase; he noted that roughly $6.2 million of…
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