Budget Development Budget Workshop #1 Board Meeting December 16, 2015
State Factors Affect School Budgets State Aid: Gap Elimination Adjustment Foundation Aid Formula State aid predictions for Tax Cap: Allowable Growth Factor - 0% Reforms Other Factors: Smart Schools Bond Act Tax rebate programs APPR
Executive Budget Proposal Proposal set to be unveiled on January 13, 2016 State groups calling for $2.2 billion increase: NYS Board of Regents & NYS Assoc. of School Business Officials – $2.4 billion Educational Conference Board (ECB) – $2.2 billion State leaders say…. “We’re increasing school aid. We’re getting rid of the GEA, that’s our number one priority.” Sen. Majority Leader John Flanagan Education spending is “at an all-time high.” Rich Azzopardi, spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo
State Aid State Aid $10,691, GEA $ 29, State increased by $ 393,684 or 4.45% (w/o Building Aid)
Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) Seeks to close the gap between the budgeted State expenditures and revenues available to support them Total GEA from Middleburgh Central School $4.3 million thru $ 984,233 $1,252,014 $1,085,803 $ 685,572 $ 307,367 $ 29,796
Foundation Aid Enrollment: Budget$20,765, Tax Levy$ 9,460, Foundation Aid$ 6,909,504 Foundation Aid Underfunded $ 117,630 (1) (1) Enacted State Budget School Aid Database
Tax Cap: It’s Not 2% Year Allowable Levy Growth Factor % % % % % projected (1) (1) Average monthly change in Consumer Price Index, Jan- Dec 2014 vs. Jan-Sept 2015
Budget Development Rollover Budget Process Major Expenditures Salaries – Contract Obligations Health Insurance Premiums Projected Increase of 5% and Increase in Pharmacy Cost Initial Premium increase “placeholder” TRS and ERS Projections TRS – 13.26% ( ) to 12.00% ( estimate) ERS 18.20% ( ) to 15.50% ( estimate)
Budget Development - Rollover GAP = Expenditures exceed Revenue 980,000 ( Final $256,568) Potential Changes Legislative Budget / State Aid Final contribution rates Health Insurance assumption changes Tax Levy
BUSES Current Fleet 66-Passengar12 48-Passenger 6 35-Passenger 3 27-Passenger 1 24-Passenger 5 7-Passenger 3 6-Passenger 1 Total 31
Bus Amortization Schedule 3 buses Year Purchased Auth Amount 270, , ,290 First BAN7/24/20147/23/20157/23/20167/23/20177/23/2018Total Year Ending June 30th , ,000 70, , ,000 70,000 65, , ,000 70,000 65, , ,000 75,000 65, , ,000 65, , , , , , , , , ,290 1,606,051
Bus Amortization Schedule Year Amount as BAN Issued Date Maturity Date Interest Rate Interest Owed Principal Owed Total Debt Service State Aid % State Aid Local Share ,1817/24/20147/24/ % 2,351 50,181 52, % 41,920 10, ,0007/23/20157/22/ % 6, , , % 104,642 26, ,2907/23/20167/22/ % 8, , , % 158,267 40, ,5227/23/20177/22/ % 9, , , % 211,327 53, ,6967/23/20187/22/ % 10, , , % 267,827 67, ,5227/23/20197/22/ % 7, , , % 221,186 55,989
Moving forward - January Continue budget development – Departments and line by line analysis Monitor State Aid Calculate Tax Levy Limit Next Budget Workshop – January 27