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    2014-15 Budget Information

    Port Byron voters approve $20.4 million budget; elect board members

    On May 20, Port Byron Central School District voters approved the district's $20.4 million 2014-15 budget proposal, elected three Board of Education members and approved three propositions.

    Voters approved:

    • A $20,454,969 budget for the 2014-15 school year that increases spending 2.34 percent and carries a 1.2 percent tax levy increase: 232 yes, 111 no;
    • Purchasing two new 66-passenger school buses at a total cost not to exceed $220,000: 225 yes, 116 no;
    • Funded by state aid and a minimal amount of money from the capital reserve, a health and safety proposition, which will entail replacing the district's obsolete fire alarm system and adding fiber in the facility to meet technology requirements: 213 yes, 129 no
    • Supporting the Port Byron Library, $53,500: 235 yes, 116 no

    Voters also elected three candidates for the two open Board of Education seats:

    • Incumbent Ben Vitale: 254 votes;
    • Incumbent Bob Ware: 244 votes;
    • Larry Abraham: 265 votes;

    Each will serve three-year terms, beginning July 1.

    STAR information

    Residents must reapply for Basic Star for 2014. The deadline to register for the New York State Basic STAR exemption has been extended into 2014.

    A provision of the 2013-14 New York State Budget requires current Basic STAR recipients to re-register in order to continue receiving their exemption. The change, which kicks in for the 2014 tax year, is part of an effort to make sure that only those recipients who qualify for them are receiving STAR exemptions.

     
    What is the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA)?

    Ending the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) is a priority for the Port Byron Central School District. The GEA was introduced in 2010 as a way for the state government to close its budget deficit. It did so by spreading the funding shortfall around to all school districts through a GEA reduction to the overall Foundation Aid due to schools.

    Click here to watch an informative video about the Gap Elimination Adjustment and how it has cost the Port Byron School District over $8 million in state aid.

    Click here to watch a video that is being shown at school advocacy events across New York state. This video outlines how the state budget is affecting our schools.

    2015-16 Budget Information

    Port Byron voters approve $20.8 million budget; elect board members

    On May 19, Port Byron Central School District voters approved the district's $20.8 million 2015-16 budget proposal, elected two Board of Education members and approved three propositions. 

    Voters approved:

    • A $20,819,547 budget for the 2015-16 school year that increases spending 1.78 percent and carries a 1.2 percent tax levy increase: 225 yes, 109 no;
    • Purchasing one new 66-passenger school bus, one new 30-passenger wheelchair bus and one new seven-passenger van at a total cost not to exceed $265,000: 219 yes, 111 no;
    • Increasing Capital Reserve from $500,000 to $1,500,000. 208 yes, 121 no;
    • Supporting the Port Byron Library, $54,600. 235 yes, 96 no

    Voters also elected two candidates for the two open Board of Education seats:

    • Incumbent Melinda Quanbeck: 240 votes;
    • Incumbent Joe Verdi: 247 votes;
    • Theodore "Ted" Eiben: 130 votes;

    2015-16 Budget-at-a-glance

    2015-16 School Budget Vote
    9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Tues. May 19, 2015
    Port Byron CSD - Athletic Center Lobby (enter from Athletic Drive)

    2015-16 Budget-at-a-glance
    Proposed budget - $20,819,547
    Proposed budget increase - 1.78%
    Proposed school tax levy - $5,978,335
    Estimated school tax levy increase - 1.2%

    Also on the ballot:
    Increase Capital Reserve from $500,000 to $1,500,00
    Vehicle purchase proposition - $265,000
    Two seats on the PB Board of Education
    Port Byron library levy proposition - $54,600

     

    2016-17 Budget Information

    Port Byron voters approve $21 million budget, elect board members

    On May 17, Port Byron Central School District voters approved the district's $21 million 2016-17 budget proposal, elected two board of education members and approved two propositions. 

    Voters approved:

    • A $21,130,620 budget for the 2016-17 school year that increases spending 1.49 percent and carries a 1.2 percent tax levy increase: 264 yes, 145 no;
    • Purchasing two new 66-passenger school buses at a total cost not to exceed $240,000: 278 yes, 130 no;
    • Supporting the Port Byron Library, $55,147: 310 yes, 99 no

      Voters also elected two candidates, Roger Sevilla and Christopher Recckio, for the two open board of education seats:

    • Incumbent Roger Sevilla: 266 votes;
    • Christopher Recckio: 368 votes;
    • Theodore “Ted” Eiben: 129 votes

      Each will serve three-year terms, beginning July 1. 


    2016-17 Budget at a glance

    Proposed budget - $21,130,620
    Proposed budget increase - $311,073 or 1.49%
    Proposed school tax levy - $6,050,075
    Estimated school tax levy increase - $71,740 or 1.20%

    Also on the ballot:

    School bus (2) purchase proposition - $240,000
    Two seats on the PB Board of Education
    Port Byron library levy proposition - $55,147

    2017-18 Budget Proposal

    Total Budget: $21,273,209

     

    Proposed Budget Increase: $142,589 (0.67%)

     

    Proposed School Tax Levy: $6,122,676

     

    Estimated School Tax Levy Increase: $72,601 (1.2%)

    Voters to decide on four propositions

    • Shall the Board of Education of the Port Byron Central School District, Cayuga and Wayne Counties, New York be authorized to adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2017-2018 in the amount of $21,273,209.00 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District?
    • Shall the Board of Education of the Port Byron Central School District, Cayuga and Wayne Counties, New York be authorized to purchase and finance two (2) student transport vehicles, including necessary furnishings, fixtures and equipment and all other costs incidental thereto, and expend a total sum not to exceed $236,000, which is estimated to be the total maximum cost thereof, and said amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of said School District and collected in annual installments as provided by Section 416 of the Education Law; and, in anticipation of such tax, obligations of said School District, in the principal amount not to exceed $236,000?
    • Shall the Board of Education of the Port Byron Central School District, Cayuga and Wayne Counties be authorized to increase the funding for the Port Byron Library by $2,000 bringing it from $55,147 to $57,147 for the 2017-2018 school year?
    • To elect THREE (3) members of the Board of Education to 3-year terms commencing July 1, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2020 to fill the vacancies of the expiring terms of Dr. Paul Ryan, Benjamin Vitale and Robert Ware.