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Ravena Village keeps tax rate at $4.95, staff report modest line-item changes in budget hearing
Summary
At an April 14, 2026, Ravena Village budget hearing officials said the municipal tax rate will remain $4.95 per $1,000 for 2026–27; staff reported several line-item adjustments and the board left the hearing open for a final vote next week.
Ravena Village officials said at an April 14, 2026, budget hearing that the municipal tax rate will remain $4.95 per $1,000 for the 2026–27 fiscal year and described several modest line-item adjustments to the tentative budget.
The chair opened the hearing and announced the tax rate would stay the same “as far as we're concerned,” noting the rate has been unchanged since 2022; he added that changes to individual tax bills may reflect reassessments by the Town of Queensbury assessor or homeowner improvements. “The tax rate as far as we're concerned is staying the same at $4.95 per thousand,” the chair said.
Susie, who presented the detailed line-item changes, listed specific adjustments to the tentative budget. She said A1623.12, which had been 25,883, will be reduced to 15,000 and A1623.15 will be set to 15,000; account 3620.13 will change from 25,709 to 26,000; and Social Security line A9030.8 will increase from 68,750 to 69,459. “Those couple changes that you mentioned, the A1623 and the A3620, is because we kind of revamped that department,” Susie said, explaining the shifts were tied to staff leaving and reassigned responsibilities.
A board member asked about the fire department's proposal; the chair said no changes had yet been made and staff would double-check before the budget is adopted at the board's next meeting, scheduled for the following Tuesday. The chair also noted that the village mayor and board have not accepted pay raises since 2014 and that elected salaries remain unchanged in the proposed budget.
With no members of the public present, the chair left the public hearing open for about 15 minutes and asked staff to mute the audio. When the board reconvened, a motion to adjourn the budget hearing was made and seconded; the board set the formal vote on the budget for the next meeting.
The hearing provided a concise review of the tentative budget and a short list of technical line-item adjustments; the board plans to adopt the budget at its next meeting after staff confirm a handful of outstanding items.
