Williamson Central School
    PO Box 900
    Williamson NY 14589­0900
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    HAPPENING
    BOARD of EDUCATION
                   
     
    BUDGET ISSUE
                                        
     
      
    MAY 2001
        
     
    FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT
    The annual School Budget voting date (May 15, 2001) is just around the corner. You, as one of the voters in the
    Williamson Central School District, will be asked to make two important decisions when you enter the voting booth this
    year.
    The first decision concerns the School Budget. After going over the Budget line item by line item twice, having a special
    Budget work session, and making painful cuts, your School Board was able to unanimously agree on a 2001 – 2002 School
    Budget of $15,354,600. This Budget was reduced to a point that was projected, at the time of adoption, to cause the rate
    you pay in school taxes to increase by about 7.09%. The increases in the Budget this year are caused, for the most part, by
    increases in energy costs, increases in the number of students requiring Special Education services, salary increases, and the
    increased cost of benefits.
    It is impossible to know the exact impact on your taxes until after the New York State Budget is passed at which time we
    will know how much we will receive in State Aid (our biggest revenue source). Since the Board adopted the Budget, we
    have received an updated estimate of the total Williamson assessment. These new figures will reduce the projected tax
    increase to approximately 6.46%. During the Budget Hearing (May 2
    nd
    this year), we will review and explain these
    numbers. In the past, when we have received more revenue from the State than we had anticipated, this revenue was always
    applied to reduce your tax increase. We plan to do the same this year.
    In a typical year, a 6.46% increase in the tax rate would represent an increased tax bill of $127.97 for the taxpayer with a
    house assessed for $100,000. However, this year is the final phase of the STAR Program. Thus, that same taxpayer will
    not see an increase in his tax bill but actually a decrease of $108.21, if one has applied for the STAR exemption and is
    eligible for such.
    The second decision concerns a Land Purchase Proposition. Last year the District voters approved a Technology
    Proposition. Part of the Technology Proposition was the linking of the District computers via a line running between the
    High School and the Middle School/Elementary School/ District Office complex. The purchase of this land would allow us
    to run the cable on our own land at a lower cost and save the ongoing charges the District would incur if we were to run the
    fiber on existing utility poles. By linking the land purchase with the already approved Technology Project, the purchase
    price would be eligible for State Aid. The District would be reimbursed for 70% of the purchase price ($80,000). The net
    cost would be approximately $24,000 for fifty­five (55) acres of land that can be used for future expansion should the need
    arise. The land purchase would
    not
    impact the proposed budget and
    resulting tax rate increase. More details about this
    topic will be covered during the Budget Hearing.
    Please encourage everyone you know to give these important decisions careful consideration, to attend the Budget Hearing
    on the 2
    nd
    of May, and to vote on May 15
    th
    .
    Thank you for your continued support
    ,
    Bill Herbert
    Non­Profit Organization
    U.S. Postage
    PAID
    WILLIAMSON, NY
    PERMIT NO. 52
    COMPARISON
    OF
    BUDGETS
    2000­01
    TO
    2001­02
    BY
    CATEGORY
    CATEGORY
    00/01
    01/02
    CHANGE
    $
    $
    $
                                
                                    
                                    
               
                                    
                                    
            
                  
    TRANSPORTATION
    SERVICES
    641,932
    657,954
    16,022
    GARAGE BUILDING
    45,450
                                 
    56,450
                               
    11,000
    TOTAL
    TRANSPORTATION
    687,382
    714,404
    27,022
           
           
                                    
                                    
                                  
                                    
            
                                    
             
    UNDISTRIBUTED
    STATE RETIREMENT
    7,500
    5,000
    ­2,500
    TEACHER RETIREMENT
    300,000
    280,000
    ­20,000
    SOCIAL SECURITY/MDCR.
    633,500
    655,000
    21,500
    HOSPITAL & MEDICAL
    809,000
    1,034,400
    225,400
    OTHER BENEFITS
    120,000
    118,825
    ­1,175
    DEBT SERVICE
    SERIAL BONDS
    840,138
    782,162
    ­57,976
    BAN TOTAL
    ­ 0 ­
    ­ 0 ­
    ­ 0 ­
    RAN­ INTEREST
    15,000
             
                         
    15,000
               
                         
    ­ 0 ­
    TOTAL
    UNDISTRIBUTED
    2,725,138
    2,890,387
    165,249
           
           
        
                                    
                                    
                                    
       
                                    
                                    
            
    GENERAL SUPPORT
    BOARD OF EDUCATION
    11,525
    10,510
    ­1,015
    CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
    149,000
    159,350
    10,350
    FINANCE
    222,171
    232,130
    9,959
    STAFF
    42,800
    41,370
    ­1,430
    CENTRAL SERVICES
    1,147,048
    1,312,497
    165,449
    SPECIAL ITEMS
    171,409
                               
    177,330
                                 
    5,921
    TOTAL
    GENERAL SUPPORT
    1,743,953
    1,933,187
    189,234
           
           
        
                                    
                                    
                                    
       
                                    
                                    
            
    INSTRUCTIONAL
    INSTRUCTION, ADMIN. & IMPROVEMENT
    629,165
    616,900
    ­12,265
    TEACHING ­ REGULAR SCHOOL
    4,998,504
    5,112,773
    114,269
    SPECIAL APPORTIONMENT PROGRAMS
    2,495,850
    2,636,683
    140,833
    TEACHING SPECIAL SCHOOLS
    118,775
    121,322
    2,547
    INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA
    610,342
    643,169
    32,827
    PUPIL SERVICES
    614,571
                               
    660,475
                               
    45,904
    TOTAL
    INSTRUCTION
    9,467,207
    9,791,322
    324,115
           
           
        
                                    
                                    
                                    
       
                                    
                                    
            
    COMMUNITY SERVICE
    TOTAL
    COMMUNITY SERVICE
    2,800
    2,800
    0
           
           
        
                                    
                                    
                               
                                    
            
                                    
             
    INTER FUND TRANSFERS
    TOTAL
    INTERFUND TRANSFER
    22,500
    22,500
    0
    WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL 2001 ­ 2002 BUDGET
    WHAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE ?
    2000 ­ 01 BUDGET :
    2001 ­ 02 BUDGET :
    INCREASE IN BUDGET :
    PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN BUDGET :
    ESTIMATED INCREASE IN AN AVERAGE TAX BILL :
    LAST YEARS TAX RATE FOR WILLIAMSON :
    ESTIMATED TAX RATE FOR WILLIAMSON THIS YEAR :
    The estimated tax rate is based on an average assessment and the Governor's spending
    proposal. If State Aid is higher than we have anticipated, taxes will be reduced accordingly.
    $14,648,980
    $15,354,600
    $ 705,620
    4.8%
    6.46%
    $ 19.78
    $ 21.06
    2001 ­ 2002
    EXPENDITURES
    $15,354,600
    Interfund Transfers
    Community Service
    Transportation
    General Support
    Undistributed
    Instruction
    2001 ­ 2002
    REVENUES
    $15,354,600
    Other
    Interest
    Tuition
    Property Tax
    Capital Fund
    Fund Balance
    Sales Tax
    State Aid
    PROPOSITION #1
    Residents
    will be asked to vote on the purchase of fifty­five (55) acres of land adjacent to and directly south of
    the Middle School. This acquisition would become part of the State approved Technology Project and would be
    eligible for aid at a rate of 70%. The purchase price is $80,000; after state aid, it would be $24,000. The
    purchase would allow the District to generate aid on fiber optic cable for the Project from the Middle School
    campus to the High School on our own land, generating aid of approximately $46,000 which would not be
    generated in the alternate design. There would be a decrease in each subsequent year’s budget as a result of this
    proposition, saving approximately $5,000 per year in lease
    costs which would be required to route the fiber on
    utility poles.
    School District Budget Notice
    Overall Budget Proposal
    Budget Adopted for
    the 2000­01
    School Year
    Budget Proposed
    for the 2001­02
    School Year
    Contingency
    Budget for the
    2001­02 School
    Year
    *
    Total budgeted amount
    $14,648,980
    $15,354,600
    $15,143,358
    Increase/decrease for the 2001­02 school year
    $
    705,620
    $
    494,378
    Percentage increase(decrease) in each proposed budget
    4.8%
    3.4
    %
    Change in the consumer price index
    3.4
    %
    Resulting est. property tax levy for the 2001­02 school year
    $
    5,706,100
    $
    5,610,000
    Administrative component
    $ 1,522,158
    $ 1,549,397
    $ 1,528,083
    Program component
    $11,186,524
    $ 11,754,991
    $ 11,593,264
    Capital component
    $ 1,940,298
    $ 2,050,212
    $ 2,022,011
    ∗
     
    Statement of assumptions made in projecting a contingency budget for the 2001­02 school year, should the
    proposed budget be defeated.
     
    Should the proposed budget be defeated and the above contingency budget
    be adopted, the initial cuts as required
    by law would be eliminating equipment and community use of facilities. Further cuts would be required to conform to
    spending
    caps which would come from programs as determined by the Board of Education at the time of adoption.
    Basic STAR Exemption Impact
    Estimated Basic STAR Exemption Savings Based on a Hypothetical Home
    Within the School District with a Full
    Value of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)
    Budget Adopted for the
    2000­01 School Year
    Budget Proposed for the
    2001­02 School Year
    Basic STAR tax savings
    $ 395.57
    $ 631.75
    School tax increase/decrease
    $ 81.77
    $ 127.97
    Net Basic STAR tax savings
    $ 313.80
    $ 503.78
    The annual budget vote for the fiscal year 2001­2002 by the qualified voters of the Williamson Central School District, Wayne
    County, New York, will be held at the Williamson Middle School Multi­purpose Room on Tuesday, May 15, 2001 between the
    hours of 1:00pm and 9:00pm, prevailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine.

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