Cinnaminson board approves submission of preliminary 2026–27 budget, proposes 4.04% tax increase
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Summary
The Cinnaminson Township School District Board of Education voted to submit its preliminary 2026–27 budget to the Burlington County Executive Superintendent and approved related Business & Finance items; the proposal includes a 4.04% local tax increase (about $19.92 per month for the average assessed home) and schedules a public hearing for April 28 at 6 p.m.
The Cinnaminson Township School District Board of Education voted at its meeting to approve submission of the preliminary 2026–27 district budget to the Burlington County Executive Superintendent and approved routine Business & Finance items, including grant submissions and budget line-item adjustments.
Board chair Mr. Kenny said the recommendation includes "an overall tax increase of 4.04%, which equals an additional $19.92 per month for the average assessed home in Cinnaminson." He also explained the timing: the governor's budget address was delayed and state aid was released March 12; the district received an additional $1,200,000 in state aid but that increase was capped at 6% by a budget guardrail, and without the cap the district would have been eligible for $2,100,000.
Mrs. Wilkie, presenting Section 5 (Business & Finance) items, said the board approved the submission of the Preschool Expansion Aid Workbook for the 2026–27 school year in the amount of $5,324,215 and outlined the preliminary budget totals: a general fund of $73,019,801; a special revenue fund of $6,348,355; a debt service fund of $2,587,500; and a total base budget of $81,955,656. She listed a local tax levy of $40,165,039 and a debt service tax levy of $1,100,000. Mrs. Wilkie also noted a health-care cost adjustment of $904,531, a maintenance withdrawal of $869,500, and an annual travel limit of $100,000 for the 2026–27 budget, along with travel and expense-reimbursement guidelines.
A motion to approve Section 5 routine matters (items a–d) was moved and seconded and passed; the transcript records six board members voting "aye" and the presiding officer declared the "motion approved." The transcript does not record roll-call vote attributions to specific named members.
The board announced that, after county review, a public hearing on the preliminary budget will be held in the district cafeteria on April 28 at 6 p.m., after which the final 2026–27 budget will return to the board for approval.
The meeting skipped public comment because no members of the public registered to speak and adjourned without an executive session.
