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BUDGET & TAXES

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2023-2024 BUDGET INFORMATION

The Gloversville Enlarged School District held a public hearing regarding the 2023-2023 budget on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in the Gloversville School District Board Room located at 234 Lincoln St., Gloversville, NY. The hearing was live-streamed and can be viewed by following the link . On Tuesday, May 16, residents of the District will be asked to consider a $74,015,431 budget for the 2023-2024 school year and the purchase of three (3) 66-passenger school buses from the Bus Purchase and Vehicle Capital Reserve fund. The bus purchases will have no financial impact on the general fund budget or the tax levy, but are still subject to voter approval. The polls will be open for in-person voting between 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Gloversville High School and Bleecker Town Hall.

The proposed budget represents an increase of 4.5% or $3,188,214.  There is the addition of one Special Education teacher and four teacher aide positions included in the proposed budget to allow scholars in a Special Education program to be brought back to the district. 

A new cyber security contract was signed with Arctic Wolf. They are responsible for monitoring all District platforms to reduce the risk of a cyber attack, keep us in compliance with Ed Law 2D and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which sets the recommended guidelines, standards, rules, and best practices for organizations to follow to improve their risk management processes. Additional slots for scholars to attend the BOCES Career and Technical Education program are also included.  Instructional Math and English Language Arts coaches, provided by HFM BOCES, had previously been funded through federal stimulus money.  They have proven to be an asset to the staff and are included in the proposed budget. 

The solar array at the high school is on line and generating power, helping to contain the increases in utilities. A tire changer for the high school auto technology program is needed and the current one will be repurposed at the Transportation Facility to service District vehicles.  Fringe benefits are approximately 21% of the overall budget and are increasing by $1.2M.  This is due in part to the rising cost of health insurance, but also because the NYS Retirement System calculates District contributions based on salaries.  As salaries increase, so do these costs. 

State aid is increasing by $5.6M due NYS fully funding Foundation Aid.  The increased costs in transportation and BOCES services also helps drive state aid figures up as Gloversville receives 90% and 84% aid, respectively.  No transfer from the Debt Service Reserve Fund is needed in 2023-2024 and the appropriated fund balance is $444,589.  The tax levy increase is $37,449 or .23%, as determined by the NYS property tax cap calculation. 

A PDF copy of the proposed 2023-2024 budget, with required attachments, is available to view or print. If you would like to request an absentee ballot, please print and fill out the absentee ballot application. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Election Clerk (either in person) or mailed to: Cathy Meher, Election Clerk 234 Lincoln St. Gloversville NY 12078 Absentee ballots will automatically be mailed to voters registered as “permanently disabled” with the Fulton County Board of Elections. Absentee ballot deadlines:

• If you want the absentee ballot mailed to you, the completed absentee ballot application must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on May 9, 2023.

• If the absentee ballot is to be picked up in person, the completed application must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023.

• Absentee ballots must be completed and returned to the Election Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m on May 16, 2023. For additional information, please contact the Election Clerk (518) 775-5706 or cmeher@gesdk12.org

BUDGET HISTORY

2021-2022:
Budget: $67,262,883
Budget Change: -1.37%
Tax levy Change: +1.13%

2020-2021: 
Budget $68,197,605
Budget Change +1.72%
Tax levy Change +2%

2019-2020: 
Budget $67,047,457
Budget Change +3.81%
Tax levy Change +2%

2018-19:
Budget: $64,494,134
Budget Change: +4.86%
Tax Levy Change: +2.14%

2017-18:
Budget: $61,506,612
Budget Change: +1.08%
Tax Levy Change: +1.51%

2016-17:
Budget: $60,851,235
Budget Change: -4.02%
Tax Levy Change: 0%

2015-16:
Budget: $63,339,309
Budget Change: +2.76%
Tax Levy Change: +1.6%

2014-15:
Budget: $61,694,468
Budget Change: +5.4%
Tax Levy Change: +1.66%

2013-14:
Budget: $55,194,319
Budget Change: +4.75%
Tax Levy Change: +1.9%

BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Developing the annual school budget is a year-round process that involves the Gloversville Board of Education and district and school leaders. On the third Tuesday of each May, that process concludes when the public votes on a school budget proposal for the following year and elects candidates to the Board of Education.