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Byram Hills begins budget season with five-year fiscal snapshot and tax-cap outline
Summary
At its Jan. 14 board meeting the Byram Hills Central School District opened budget season with presentations on school-level priorities, a five-year fiscal trend analysis and an explanation of the state tax levy ("tax cap") formula and timeline for the 2025–26 budget cycle.
The Byram Hills Central School District Board of Education opened the 2025 budget season at its Jan. 14 meeting, hearing presentations from school leaders about program priorities and receiving a district five-year fiscal trend analysis and an explanation of the state tax levy limit and budget timeline.
Administrators said the district will present the superintendent’s proposed budget on March 4, hold additional public hearings through April and adopt a budget April 22, with the public vote scheduled for May 20. Kelly (administrator) led the fiscal presentation and described the process the district uses to build the budget, noting the finance advisory committee meets monthly and that projections will be updated after the governor’s executive budget and the district’s health-insurance estimates are known.
The five-year fiscal trend analysis presented to the board is a “snapshot in time,” Kelly…
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