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Canajoharie board approves consent agenda, personnel appointments and schedules budget propositions for May hearing
Summary
The board approved a consent agenda that included vendor payments, personnel appointments, and scheduled ballot propositions for bus leases and a capital project extension (geothermal recalculation) to appear at the May 7 budget hearing; the board also moved into executive session at the meeting's close.
The Canajoharie Central School District board approved its consent agenda, adopted personnel appointments and set several budget propositions to appear at the May 7 budget hearing.
The agenda included vendor payments and routine approvals; board members moved to approve the consent package after a motion and second and approved personnel actions (hires, retirements and coaching appointments) as a bundled vote.
Finance committee member Leah presented the preliminary 2026'27 budget framework: the tax-cap calculation is 2.56% with the board using 2.5% for planning; the draft includes an approximate $735,000 use of fund balance/reserves to balance the budget, modest increases in TRS and workers'comp, and a projected small increase in some health plans (the district reported one plan at 1% increase while others may vary). Debt service decreases partly offset other cost pressures, and a cited increase to pre-K per-slot funding was described as a positive development.
The board discussed propositions that will be placed on the district ballot as part of the budget hearing: bus-lease language, equipment reserve expenditures, and a capital project extension tied to a geothermal project (the district described a recalculation; the board said there will be no extra cost to taxpayers). The geothermal project and related bids were described as on a favorable trajectory.
After the public business, the board voted to enter executive session and adjourned the public meeting.
Next steps: the district will present the propositions at the May 7 budget hearing and return final budget numbers when state budget runs are available.
