Penfield board approves submission of $76,067,287 tax levy limit; adopts 2026–27 calendar and routine resolutions
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Summary
The Penfield Board of Education approved the submission of a $76,067,287 tax levy limit (4.33% increase), approved capital project change orders and professional services resolutions, and adopted the 2026–27 school calendar; multiple motions were moved, seconded and passed by voice vote on Feb. 10.
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Penfield Board of Education moved through several action items brought forward by district leadership. The board approved change orders and resolutions to retain architecture/engineering and construction management services for the district’s ongoing capital project. Each resolution was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Most substantively for district finance, the board resolved to submit the calculated local tax levy limit of $76,067,287 — an increase of 4.33% from the prior year — "as calculated in accordance with the guidance set forth by the commissioner of education and the commissioner of taxation and finance," the resolution recorded. The board moved and seconded the submission and recorded unanimous voice approval at the meeting.
Superintendent/business staff also presented the district’s first tentative budget draft for 2026–27, noting an approximate $6.4 million net increase (just under 5%) driven primarily by wages and benefits (which represent roughly 75% of budgeted expenditures). The presentation included functional breakouts (instruction, special programs, transportation, central services) and discussed key drivers: health insurance, ERS/TRS pension rate changes, BOCES costs and utility increases.
The board adopted the proposed 2026–27 school calendar as presented. The superintendent said the district will continue budget development through March with a revised draft at the March 3 meeting and a final adoption of the superintendent’s proposed budget on April 21 ahead of the May 19 vote.
Ending: The board’s approvals on Feb. 10 set the formal finance and schedule framework for the district’s spring budget process; the tax‑levy submission is an administrative step that allows the district to present a compliant levy figure to state authorities and to proceed with budget planning for the May vote.
