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Starpoint board adopts $78.4 million 2026–27 budget, approves contracts and routine personnel items
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Summary
The Starpoint Central School District board adopted its 2026–27 general fund budget totaling $78,414,348, approved the property tax report card and several routine personnel and contract authorizations, and set the budget proposition for a May 19, 2026 vote.
The Starpoint Central School District board approved its 2026–27 general fund budget, reporting a total of $78,414,348, and signed off on a set of routine personnel and contract items at its meeting.
Jonathan (Speaker 6), who presented the proposed budget, said the district is trying to protect fund balance while meeting long‑term priorities, and asked members to approve the budget and the property tax report card at the meeting. "We do the best we can with what we have to help as many students as possible," he said. He listed the budget and levy figures and noted the district is at the property tax cap; he presented a tax rate example of $13.99 per $1,000.
The board moved and approved the budget (agenda item K6) by voice vote. Members also approved the property tax report card (K7) and authorized placing Proposition No. 1 — the operating budget vote and election of three board members — on the ballot for May 19, 2026.
In the same consent sequence the board approved several routine personnel items, including new appointments (K1), separations (K2), student teacher placements (K10) and a request to use days from the SDA sick bank (K9). The board also voted to elect the district's representative to the North Orleans Niagara BOCES and approved the BOCES administrative budget for 2026–27.
The board authorized two site‑work authorizations tied to capital projects: AECI/site contract No. 101A with American Paving (K12) and AECI/site work contract No. 103A with Concord Electric Corporation (K13); both authorizations were made by motion and approved by voice vote.
The presenter cautioned that state budget uncertainty remains material to local planning: several state aid items, including Foundation Aid and UPK expansion, remain unresolved while the state continues to extend budget deadlines. He warned that some statewide adjustments could affect Starpoint’s aid totals and flagged capital costs tied to electric‑bus charging infrastructure as an example of possible large expenses.
What happens next: the budget and Proposition No. 1 will appear on the ballot May 19, 2026. The board went into executive session later in the meeting to discuss the employment of a particular individual.
