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Mineola board adopts $114.42 million budget; contingency effects and two ballot propositions explained
Summary
The Mineola Union Free School District Board of Education approved a $114,419,374 budget for 2026–27 and authorized submission of the property tax report card. Administrators highlighted a proposed $1.1 million security increase, described contingency‑budget implications and previewed two May 19 ballot propositions for capital reserve spending and creation.
The Mineola Union Free School District Board of Education on April 16 adopted a $114,419,374 spending plan for the 2026–27 school year and authorized the district’s property tax report card for submission to the state.
Assistant Superintendent Will Herman, who led the board’s budget presentation, called the figure “a $114,419,374 budget that represents about a $2.2 million increase or a 1.98% increase year‑over‑year.” He said salaries and benefits remain the largest share of expenses at roughly 78.6% of the total, and that the district is proceeding while several state budget elements remain uncertain.
The board emphasized contingency planning. Herman explained that if residents vote down the budget the first or second time, the district could move to a contingent budget that effectively freezes the tax levy at the prior year’s level and requires the district to remove certain nonessential expenditures. For Mineola, he said, the allowable contingent budget would be roughly…
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