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Iroquois administrators present balanced $61.25M budget and set May 19 vote
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Summary
District business administrator John Wolske presented a balanced $61,248,130 budget that assumes a 1% foundation-aid increase from the state and relies on the district's 2.12% tax-levy limit; the board will hold a budget hearing and the public vote is set for May 19.
John Wolske, the district's business administrator, presented the proposed 2026 budget to the Iroquois Central School District board, saying the plan is balanced at $61,248,130 and that the administration closed an approximately $600,000 gap through spending adjustments and turnover planning.
Wolske told the board the district is basing its revenue assumptions on the governor's executive proposal of a 1% minimum increase in foundation aid and is using the statutory tax-levy limit of 2.12% when setting its proposition amount. "So at this point, we estimate that the tax impact for each of our six townships will be about 2.12% because that's really all we know at this point," he said.
The budget presentation included three related propositions in the meeting packet: the general fund budget, a transportation purchase proposition (three diesel bus replacements plus one full-size wheelchair-accessible bus with a rear lift), and a capital outlay project to replace middle-school classroom tile (maximum $100,000). Wolske said the vehicle purchases are diesel models and the district is continuing to study electric buses but is not proceeding with electric purchases now.
Wolske also described near-term budget pressures: rising costs for student devices, electricity and fuel, and uncertainty in state aid timing. He told the board the district plans to present the budget at a required hearing and will hold the public vote on May 19 at the intermediate building.
What happens next: the district will hold a budget hearing (date posted in the packet) and place the propositions before voters on May 19. The budget remains subject to the public vote.
