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Mineola board warned a contingency budget would leave an $856,000 gap and risk program cuts
Summary
At an April 28 board meeting the Mineola Union Free School District received a detailed briefing from Assistant Superintendent Will Herman explaining that a failed budget would trigger a contingent budget (0% tax-levy increase), creating an $856,000 shortfall that could force cuts to athletics, clubs, maintenance and staffing.
The Mineola Union Free School District Board of Education on April 28 received a detailed briefing from Assistant Superintendent Will Herman on what would happen if voters reject the district's proposed 2026–27 budget.
Herman told trustees a contingent budget is triggered when a proposed budget fails and effectively imposes a 0% increase on the previous year's tax levy. He said the district's proposed total budget of $114,419,374, after removing restricted and statutorily required items, would leave a maximum contingent budget near $113 million while available revenue would be about $112 million. "That creates an $856,000 gap between our available revenue and the items that are required to be removed under a contingent budget," Herman said.
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