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Fulton presenters outline budget timing, reserve use and recommended levy increase
Summary
Superintendent support staff briefed the board on budget scenarios, a recommended levy increase and use of reserves while noting upcoming state budget actions that could affect district revenues.
FULTON, N.Y. — District staff updated the Fulton City School District Board of Education on budget timing, a recommended levy increase and next steps on March 4.
Presenters said they recommended an overall levy increase of $431,390 and showed a preliminary revenue target of $94,653,082 for the proposed 2025 budget. Staff also reported using approximately $3,900,000 in reserves to help balance the plan; they described the figures as part of a scenario analysis that will be refined at the board’s March 25 meeting.
The presenters said health‑care and personnel costs are the largest budget drivers, and they reiterated that about three‑quarters of district spending is on personnel. Staff said they are evaluating health‑care strategies and other cost‑management options as they work toward a balanced budget.
Board members were reminded of two fiscal deadlines: the Assembly’s one‑house budget proposals released the same day as the meeting and the governor’s proposed budget expected April 1. Staff said any state-level changes could affect final local allocations and that the March 25 workshop will present more definitive scenarios.
The board asked staff to continue scenario work and to present clearer documentation of assumptions at the next workshop. No formal budget vote occurred at the March 4 meeting; the board set the next step as a more detailed review on March 25.
