1. Oneonta City School District
Preliminary Budget Discussion
April 6, 2016
Budget Vote Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2016
12p.m. – 9p.m.

2. What are the voters deciding?
Adoption of the School District Budget.
Purchase of three buses- (3) 30 Passenger Buses. All are wheelchair equipped; 4 wheel drive.
Election of three members to the Board of Education for 3-Year Terms.

3. Current Budget Draft $37,776,382 Increase of $827,543 (2.24%)
Salary Code Changes $629K
Benefit Changes- ($ 114K)
BOCES-Admin/DL $ 142K
Equipment $112K
Textbooks/Supplies $ 15K
Contractual/Tuition $ 52K
Utilities/Gas/Diesel ($ 42K)
Debt Service $ 7K
Transfer to Cafeteria $ 25K

4. Salary Code Changes REFLECT
Contractual and Minimum Wage Increases
Actual Staffing From Current Year (net of breakage)
Retirement Incentives
Grant Funded Positions Moved to Budget
New Positions and Program Enhancements
What new positions /enhancements are included?
Elementary AIS (Math)
Foreign Language
Special Ed Teacher
Summer Special Ed Program
Computer Science Teacher
Social Worker
Psychologist

5. DRAFT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
Benefit decreases are largely due to decrease in retirement system employer contribution percentage rates
BOCES Admin/Capital is up $32K
BOCES-Distance Learning Start Up Costs $184K; costs to be absorbed by existing fund balance (excess BOCES Refund)
Equipment Includes Chromebooks $154K-Grades 3 through 12
Transfer to Cafeteria- $25K
Includes 11 new clubs at MS/HS level and Elementary Intramurals
Athletics Includes Golf & Boys Swim Assistant

6. Miscellaneous Notes
The current budget draft reflects a budget increase of $827,543 (2.24%) and a tax levy increase of $133,492 (0.66%).
A 1% increase in the tax levy is $201,894.
Our maximum allowable tax levy increase is $133,492 (0.66%).
The April 1st state aid proposal helped us close our budget gap in order to provide enhanced programming and stay within our 0.66% tax cap.

7. REVENUE NOTES THE STATE BUDGET TOTAL PROJECTED STATE AID = $15,150,822
Full restoration of Gap Elimination Adjustment $449,785
Increase in Foundation Aid
TOTAL PROJECTED STATE AID = $15,150,822
This represents an increase of $468,594 from the budget numbers.

8. Upcoming Dates April 6th- BOE Meeting (CS)
April 19th, 7:00pm- Special Finance Committee Meeting to review detailed budget (CS)
April 20th-Board votes on budget
May 10th-Budget Hearing
May 17th-Budget Vote