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Woodland Park Board of Education adopts $27.35 million 2024–25 budget after second vote
Summary
After an initial vote failed, the Woodland Park Board of Education on May 2 adopted a $27,350,890 budget for 2024–25 with a $19,196,483 local tax levy; the board also approved using $181,560 in banked cap funds for maintenance and curricular needs.
The Woodland Park Board of Education on May 2 adopted a $27,350,890 budget for the 2024–25 school year, approving a local tax levy of $19,196,483 on a second motion after an earlier vote failed.
Board member Mark Salemi moved the successful resolution (224-372A), which was seconded by Glen Grimes. The roll call vote was 6–2, with MaryAnn Perro and Kim Galbraith recorded as the two NO votes. An initial motion by board member MaryAnn Perro, seconded by Kim Galbraith, to adopt a slightly smaller budget totaling $27,169,330 (local tax levy $19,014,923) failed on a 2–6 roll call (the six NO votes were recorded as Shannon Marren, David Amanullah, Glen Grimes, Gina McQuin, Mark Salemi and Joe Giammarella).
Staff members Michele Pillari and Paul Murphy presented the district's PowerPoint overview of the proposed 2024–25 budget, reviewing the general fund, special revenue fund and debt service fund totals. The board then opened a public hearing on the budget; no members of the public spoke.
Separately, the board approved a resolution (224-373) to include $181,560 in "banked cap" spending authority under N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-10.1(b), which the district said will be used for maintenance and curricular needs and is intended to be expended by June 2025. The banked-cap resolution passed 7–1, with Perro the lone NO vote.
The board convened and closed the meeting following standard notice under the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Law. A motion to adjourn was made by MaryAnn Perro, seconded by Shannon Marren; the meeting was adjourned by voice vote at 7:49 p.m.
The meeting minutes record the motions by their resolution numbers (224-372, 224-372A, 224-373) and the vote tallies listed above.
