Honeoye Central business administrator presents $21.9M proposed 2026–27 budget, 6.55% increase

Derek Veliz, the Honeoye Central School District business administrator, presented a proposed 2026–27 budget of $21,944,326, saying the figure “represents an increase of 6.55%.”

Veliz said the increase is “largely driven by increased health insurance expenditures, increased utility costs, and rising special education costs.” He told attendees the proposal preserves current programming and extracurricular offerings while absorbing cost pressures.

The budget would maintain the district’s summer driver-education program, which Veliz said began last year, and add new K–6 English language arts curriculum materials. It would also provide elementary financial literacy materials that Veliz described as “a new mandate from New York State” beginning in 2026–27.

Veliz said the district would cover student costs for AP exams and for FLCC credit hours “to allow equity in our programming in an attempt to remove financial barriers so all students have the same opportunities.” (FLCC is referenced in the transcript; the acronym is not expanded there.)

On personnel, Veliz announced reductions of four full-time and two part-time positions and said the remaining staff would absorb the redistributed duties. He stated these changes would have “no impact on programming or extracurricular offerings.”

For more information about the budget, Veliz invited residents to consult the district website and to visit the school’s auditorium entrance on May 19 between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. for additional information.

The presentation closed with Veliz thanking attendees. No formal vote or motion on the budget was recorded in the provided transcript.