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Avon board reviews preliminary budget, approves tax‑cap filing at 2.85% (district to seek 0% increase)
Summary
Board administrators presented preliminary 2025‑26 department budgets and grant plans and discussed reserve use; trustees approved the statutory tax‑cap filing of 2.85% while the district plans to propose a 0% tax‑increase on the ballot.
Avon Central School District administrators presented preliminary 2025‑26 department budgets and grant updates on Feb. 26 as the board reviewed options for balancing the coming fiscal year. Business Manager Kristen Murphy summarized updated revenue and expenditure projections, saying the district’s budget gap has decreased from the rollover budget but still relies on reserves unless new revenue or aspirations are added.
Murphy told the board the tax‑cap limit calculation is 2.85% and must be submitted by March 1, with allowance to resubmit. The board approved the 2.85% filing — a procedural move required by state law — while noting the district plans to present a 0% actual increase to voters. The motion to approve the tax‑cap calculation (moved by Steve Comeau; seconded by Jim Colt) carried 4 Ayes, 0 Nays, 1 Absent (K. Vanderbilt). The district also reviewed IDEA and ESSA grant allocations and a new three‑year technology grant in collaboration with York and Attica schools.
Why it matters: updated projections and the tax‑cap filing set the administrative parameters for the public propositions and the budget vote. Administrators warned continued annual use of reserves will increase future pressure if revenues do not keep pace with expenditures. The board directed administrators to finalize ballot language and legal review for several propositions, including potential wording changes to a bus‑related Proposition 2.
