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Syosset Board Gets 2026–27 Budget Preview as Health‑insurance, Inflation Pressure Finances
Summary
Assistant Superintendent for business services presented a 2026–27 budget preview that flagged a likely ~10% ($~5 million) rise in health‑insurance costs, a preliminary tax‑cap estimate near 2.37%, and a roughly $3.6 million uptick in state aid; board members pressed for follow‑up detail at upcoming budget hearings.
Assistant Superintendent for business services Dr. Rufel delivered the district's first look at the 2026–27 budget, warning that rising health‑insurance costs, inflation and contract escalators will strain the district's financial plan.
"This year for 2026, health insurance premiums for us... could be as high as $5,000,000," Dr. Rufel said, adding that the district's current working estimate for health‑insurance increases is about 10 percent. He told the board the district must balance preserving programs and services while managing those cost pressures.
Rufel outlined several drivers of the pressure:…
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