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East Ramapo presents revenue draft showing large state-aid increase and tax cap calculation
Summary
Assistant Superintendent for Business presented a revenue-side draft projecting a near $17 million increase in state aid and outlined the tax levy calculation used to meet the March 1 filing deadline; board members asked for clarification on pilots, BOCES aid and Medicaid reimbursements.
Assistant Superintendent for Business Mr. Stark told the East Ramapo Central School District Board on Monday that the district’s first draft of the revenue budget relies on two large components: property taxes and New York State aid.
Stark said the district’s prior-year tax levy was $162,000,800 and walked the board through the statutory tax-cap calculation that uses the district’s tax-base growth factor, prior-year exemptions and a capped inflation rate (2 percent) to compute a maximum allowable levy. "This is a draft as well," he said, emphasizing the numbers will be finalized before the March 1 filing deadline.
The draft used the state executive aid run for the 2025–26 year and showed foundation aid rising from…
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