Board of Education Budget Discussion 2018-2019 January 2018 Joe Hochreiter Enrique Catalan This year we are including in our budget presentations pictures of our students’ art.
Historical Data
Historical Data: School Budgets Budget vs. Expenses E = Estimated Budget vs. Taxes
Historical Data: Revenues Revenues Over Time By Source Percent Change of Revenues By Source
Historical Data: Fund Balance Maximum allowed by State
Historical Data: Tax Cap
Historical Data: Assessed Valuation
Historical Data: Tax Rates
2018-2019 Preliminary Budget
Revenues and Fund Balance
Revenues Assumptions State aid and BOCES increase 2.5% Other Income stays the same at ~ one million. Sales Tax and Transfers increase slightly to $867,000 and $80,000, respectively PILOTs increase $542,323 as follows: Entergy’s new contract allows for the same increase as the NYS Tax CAP (2%E) - $473,008 RESCO PILOT increases $69,315 based on the 2011 agreement with City of Peekskill and Peekskill School District
Fund Balance Fund Balance decreases $2,246,588 or 60% as follows: Fund balance restricted from debt service decreases from $403,118 to $256,530 Fund balance transfer to Repair Reserve was a one time transfer of $2,200,000 during the 2017-18 school year Assigned fund balance increases from $1,200,000 to $1,300,000
Expenditures
Expenditures Assumptions Maintain same number of programs and attempt, where possible, to reduce staff levels from attritions Reduction in equipment budget district-wide Increase of computer leases by $100k to account for loan to pay for new system under the Smart Bond Increase of approximately $500K in TRS due to a higher employer contribution rate (11% vs. 9.8%) Reduction in debt and interest expense of ~ $180k due to lower capital outlays
Expenditures Assumptions (Cont’d) ERS employer contribution rate decreases 0.25% compared to 2017-18. However, total amount increases by 1.9% due to salary increases Health insurance premium increases 3.75% Increase of $270K in health insurance 661 employees and retirees are insured with the District 329 retirees get Medicare Part B 152 employees get buy-out
Preliminary Budget
Preliminary Budget 2018-2019 Preliminary Budget $78,920,998 to $80,314,454 Budget 2017-18 $79,649,118* Budget Increase/(Decrease) $(728,120) to $665,336 Percent Increase -0.9% to 0.8% Preliminary Tax Levy $42,612,565 Tax Levy 2017-18 $41,750,353 Percent Inc./(Dec.) 2.1% * Includes $2.2m for Repair Reserve
CAP Information NYS CAP 2018-19 (E) 2.0% Hen Hud CAP 2018-19 (E) 2.1% Tax Levy 2018-19 (E) $42.6 m Hen Hud CAP 2017-18 $41,750,353 Hen Hud CAP 2018-19 Inc. $862,212 Hen Hud Percent Inc. 2.1%
Long Term Projections *2017-18 Budget includes $2.2m for Repair Reserve
Revenue Projections 2018-2019
Expense Projections 2017-18 2018-19 % Chg. Administrative $ 4,618,141 $ 4,658,238 0.86% Program $62,981,887 $66,029,581 4.8% Capital* $12,023,090 $ 9,626,635 -19.9% Total $79,623,118 $80,314,454 0.87% * Includes $2.2m for Repair Reserve in 2017-18 Administrative , $4,658,238 6% Program $66,029,581 82% Capital $9,626,635, 12% Let’s start with our expense projections.
Largest Increases/(Decreases) Expenditures TOTAL SALARIES $1,218,066 TEACHER RETIREMENT SYTEM 492,753 HEALTH INSURANCE 269,386 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES 134,316 SOCIAL SECURITY 93,182 DEBT AND INTEREST EXPENSE (181,133)
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