2020 Budget Hearing – May 7, 2019
2019-20 Budget Goals 1. Provide a staffing plan that is focused on student achievement and consistent with the instructional goals of the district. 2. Provide facilities that are safe , well maintained and conducive to the activities of the district. 3. Make budgetary decisions that are consistent with plans for long‐term financial sustainability . 4. Effectively communicate budgetary needs and decisions to the public throughout the budget process.
Proposition #1 - 2019-20 Expenditure Budget - $86,293,994 up 3.98% • Payroll expense up 3.87% on stable employment. Maintains class size within Board established guidelines. At $45,999,817, payroll is 53.3% of total budget. • Equipment expense is flat at $741,980. Moving to 1 to 1 student devices and investing in District infrastructure drive this spending. • Supplies, Materials and Contractual spending is up 2.5% to $6,535,392. • Boces services are forecast at $7,522,295, up 10.51%. These expenditures drive State Boces Aid for 2021, a key revenue component. • Debt Service is up 7.15% to $4,696,017, offset by higher Building Aid on the revenue side. • Employee Benefits up 1.98% to $20,548,493, or 23.8% of total budget on lower retirement system payments and improved claims experience in self funded healthcare.
• Transfers between funds are flat at $250,000 and include: 2020 Capital Outlay Project - $100,000 • The 2020 Capital Outlay Project involves the reconstruction and construction of modest upgrades and improvements to include, but not necessarily to be limited to, the removal and disposal of existing deteriorating doors and providing new, code-compliant doors, with new access hardware, thereby improving accessibility and safety at the Middle School.
2018-19 2019-20 % of Budget ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENT Central Administration 311,583 $ 309,930 0.36% Instructional Administration 2,701,902 $ 2,780,040 3.22% Business Administration 620,068 $ 631,971 0.73% Board of Education 33,300 $ 35,150 0.04% All Other Administrative Activities 1,444,920 $ 1,497,049 1.73% Administrative Fringe Benefits 1,797,999 $ 1,561,393 1.81% Total Administrative Component 6,909,772 $ 6,815,534 7.90% PROGRAM COMPONENT Regular Instruction 29,658,703 $ 31,377,694 36.36% Special Education 11,444,006 $ 11,936,930 13.83% Extra-curricular 796,612 $ 841,602 0.98% Community Ed & Summer School 554,219 $ 547,142 0.63% Pupil Transportation 3,450,534 $ 3,620,167 4.20% All Other Program Activities 2,622,787 $ 2,592,292 3.00% Program Fringe Benefits 16,728,998 $ 17,535,377 20.32% Total Program Component 65,255,859 $ 68,451,203 79.32% CAPITAL COMPONENT Facilities, Grounds & Maintenance 4,683,495 $ 4,739,517 5.49% Judgements, Claims & Tax Refunds 40,000 $ 40,000 0.05% Debt Service & Interfund Transfers 4,482,709 $ 4,796,017 5.56% Capital Fringe Benefits 1,621,695 $ 1,451,724 1.68% Total Capital Component 10,827,899 $ 11,027,258 12.78% TOTAL GENERAL FUND BUDGET 82,993,530 $ 86,293,994 100.00%
2018 Business First Rankings: #1 out of 431 Upstate Districts in Administrative Efficiency #4 out of 431 Upstate Districts in Cost Effectiveness
2019-20 Revenue Budget - $86,293,994 up 3.98% REVENUE BUDGET 2018-19 2019-20 % of Budget Property Tax $ 39,741,467 $ 40,998,287 47.51% State Aid $ 33,679,384 $ 35,424,540 41.05% Other Revenue $ 7,922,679 $ 7,922,679 9.18% Appropriated Fund Balance $ 1,650,000 $ 1,948,488 2.26% Appropriated Reserves $ - $ - 0.00% Total Revenue $ 82,993,530 $ 86,293,994 100.00% • Tax Levy Limit of $40,998,287 up $1,256,820 [3.16%]. • State Aid up $1,745,156, 5.22%, on higher expense driven aid. • Foundation Aid increase limited to $201,990, or .88%. • Appropriated Fund Balance is now 2.26% of total revenue.
Proposition #2 - 2019-20 Purchase and Financing of School Buses • Bus Purchase Proposal - $886,324 • Current inventory is 85 buses. District is on a 9 year replacement cycle. • 2020 Purchase - $956,324 • 2 gasoline powered 30 passenger vehicles • 2 diesel powered 60 passenger wheelchair capable vehicles • 5 diesel powered 66 passenger vehicles • 2020 Trade In Allowance - $70,000 • 9 buses purchased from 2009 through 2012 • Financed with bonds or other obligations over a term not to exceed 5 years
Proposition #3 – Establishment of Capital Reserve Fund • Establish a new Capital Reserve with a $6.0 million contribution limit. • Reserve funded by unrestricted fund balance or surplus operations of the District. • Monies designated to the Capital Reserve can not be utilized without a public vote. • Probable term of not longer than 10 years.
Annual District Vote Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Polls are open from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM Hamburg Senior Community Center 4540 Southwestern Blvd., Door #9 • Questions or Comments
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