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Massena school eyes $2.3 million gap as they plan 2019-2020 budget

Posted 2/15/19

MASSENA -- The Massena Central School District is looking at a $2,389,000 budget gap as they plan the first draft of their 2019-2020 budget. "This is preliminary. There's some things that could be …

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Massena school eyes $2.3 million gap as they plan 2019-2020 budget

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MASSENA -- The Massena Central School District is looking at a $2,389,000 budget gap as they plan the first draft of their 2019-2020 budget.

"This is preliminary. There's some things that could be added for revenues ... or cut from expenses,” Superintendent Pat Brady said during a public presentation at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting.

He said based on consumer price index, the state will set their tax cap at 3.35 percent. If they increase their levy by that amount, it would raise $15,029,223 in tax revenue, $486,918 more than last year.

Brady said there are factors at the state level that could impact their final numbers.

"We're still in the preliminary stage with the governor's budget proposal,” he said.

Brady showed slides that say Massena is looking at a slight increase in aid, $451,804, or 1.33 percent.

If nothing changes, they would have to use $2.39 million from their fund balance to offset the gap. For 2018-19, they used $2.27 million.

They are looking at spending 1.8 percent more on salaries than last year, which translates to $364,903. Total benefits are going up 1 percent, or $173,204.