Hainesport board adopts revised 2024–25 school budget, approves Tax Form A4F submission

The Hainesport Township Board of Education on July 16 adopted a revised 2024–25 school budget and approved submitting Tax Form A4F to the Hainesport township tax assessor's office following a public hearing.

Business Administrator Christopher C. DeSanto presented the revised district budget earlier on the agenda. After the presentation the board opened a public hearing and moved to adopt Resolution 2024-25 #2. The motion to adopt the revised 2024–25 budget was made by Bianca Cuniglio and seconded by Larry Brandolph; the roll call recorded in the minutes indicates the motion carried.

Why it matters: Adoption of the revised budget enables the district to proceed with the administrative step of submitting Tax Form A4F to the township tax assessor’s office, a required step in the local budget/tax process.

Details: The action on the agenda is recorded as “Resolution 2024-25 #2: Adoption of the 2024-25 School Budget with Revisions and submission of Tax Form A4F to the Township of Hainesport tax assessors office.” The minutes indicate the motion was put and the roll call shows the motion carries; the transcript does not include a detailed per-member yes/no vote tally in an explicit labeled column, only the roll-call marks and the notation that the motion carries.

The meeting was called to order by Board President Jason Cardonick at 7:02 p.m. and Business Administrator Christopher C. DeSanto is listed as the presenter of the revised budget. The minutes do not record public speakers’ statements verbatim for this hearing.

The board’s next procedural step, per the minutes, is submission of the approved Tax Form A4F to the township tax assessor’s office.