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Harrison Central moves to close $400,000 budget gap after 4.1% spending increase
Summary
District officials outlined a $5.8 million (4.1%) proposed increase driven by health insurance and special-education tuition, proposed $3.59 million in reductions, and said they plan to use roughly $3.3 million in reserves while waiting for a final New York State budget.
Harrison Central School District officials told the Board of Education on April 2 that the district faces a proposed $5.8 million, or 4.1%, increase to next year’s budget and is pursuing roughly $3.59 million in expenditure reductions to close a remaining about $400,000 gap.
Tim, staff member, who led the revenue portion of the budget work session, said, “The total budget change is increases by 4.1% or $5,800,000.” He told the board the district can increase its levy by 3.1% under the tax-cap rules, which would raise about $3.8 million in property-tax revenue.
The nut of the discussion was why the budget has grown and how the district plans to bridge the shortfall. “The 2 main cost drivers, as you can see, are…
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