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Board approves $17.4 million levy for 2025–26 budget year
Summary
The Board of Education approved the December 2024 tax levy, with a total levy without bonds of $17,412,300; the motion passed unanimously. The levy allocates funds across educational, operations, transportation, working cash, municipal retirement and Social Security categories.
The Board of Education voted to approve the district’s December 2024 tax levy, with the superintendent reporting a total levy without bonds of $17,412,300. The motion, made by Christopher Esposito and seconded by Tiffany Watson, passed unanimously 7-0.
Superintendent Dr. Wise noted there was one tax objection and recommended that the board approve the levy as proposed. The approved levy allocates $13,995,418 to Educational, $1,619,140 to Operations and Maintenance, $958,619 to Transportation, $323,623 to Working Cash, $209,419 to Municipal Retirement, and $306,081 to Social Security. Dr. Wise said, "The total levy without bonds was $17,412,300."
Board members did not raise amendments to the levy at the meeting; the approval follows the district's post-referendum budget planning discussed earlier in the superintendent's report. The levy approval was recorded as passed 7-0.
