Budget Workshop #3 Webster CSD April 5, 2022
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Agenda State Aid Updates
Additional Revenues
Foundation Aid Updates ❏ Expense Based Aids ❏ UPK
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Other major revenue sources
Budget Updates ❏ ❏
Instructional Changes Other Expenditure Changes
1. Foundation Aid Update
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Foundation Aid ➜
What is it? Why the big deal?
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Started with a court case in 1993 Claimed inadequate funding for NY schools 2003 was upheld by court of appeals Resolved in 2007 with foundation aid plan & formula
Studied spending levels of districts meeting key state assessment standards ➜ Established an average to be funded by local dollars and state dollars ➜ Unrestricted-not tied to a funding purpose ➜ Let’s look at Webster’s historical funding ➜
Fiscal Year
Foundation Aid Allocated
Full Phase-in Level ('Total Foundation Aid')
Variance
2007-08
$22,384,054
$33,147,666
($10,763,612)
2008-09
$26,636,726
$37,584,865
($10,948,139)
2009-10
$26,636,726
$41,856,173
($15,219,447)
2010-11
$26,636,726
$41,815,191
($15,178,465)
2011-12
$26,636,726
$38,358,156
($11,721,430)
2012-13
$26,838,112
$38,482,992
($11,644,880)
2013-14
$26,918,110
$37,485,205
($10,567,095)
2014-15
$27,336,203
$36,618,649
($9,282,446)
2015-16
$27,434,949
$37,357,918
($9,922,969)
2016-17
$27,505,265
$35,887,617
($8,382,352)
2017-18
$28,258,909
$35,521,718
($7,262,809)
2018-19
$28,804,162
$35,225,218
($6,421,056)
2019-20
$29,035,261
$37,321,781
($8,286,520)
2020-21
$29,035,261
$38,970,154
($9,934,893)
2021-22
$31,812,070
$39,613,584
($7,801,514)
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2022-23 Foundation Aid Allocation - County District
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2021-22
2022-23
$ Increase
% Increase
Greece
$72,342,509
$88,078,375
$15,735,866
21.75%
Rush Henrietta
$23,719,656
$29,140,246
$5,420,590
22.85%
West Irondequoit
$19,250,025
$24,196,613
$4,946,588
25.70%
Webster
$31,839,516
$36,659,875
$4,820,359
15.14%
Hilton
$24,738,814
$28,623,882
$3,885,068
15.70%
Pittsford
$11,275,831
$15,114,472
$3,838,641
34.04%
Penfield
$15,886,407
$19,705,413
$3,819,006
24.04%
East Irondequoit
$17,290,165
$20,475,830
$3,185,665
18.42%
Brighton
$10,276,462
$13,203,641
$2,927,179
28.48%
Fairport
$25,072,813
$27,669,134
$2,596,321
10.36%
Churchville-Chili
$23,554,009
$26,062,084
$2,508,075
10.65%
Spencerport
$22,875,760
$25,162,763
$2,287,003
10.00%
Gates Chili
$24,275,849
$26,130,662
$1,854,813
7.64%
Brockport
$28,840,641
$29,705,860
$865,219
3.00%
HFL
$9,084,240
$9,919,948
$835,708
9.20%
East Rochester
$7,036,438
$7,755,911
$719,473
10.22%
Wheatland Chili
$4,578,511
$4,715,866
$137,355
3.00%
2022-23 Foundation Aid Allocation
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2. Expense Based Aid Updates
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$7,421,930 (September Projected Numbers) ➜ Legislative Estimate - Insert Number (December Database) ➜ Webster Estimate - $7,000,000 - Based on: - Aid ratio staying stable at - Expenditure projection as of June 30, 2022 ➜
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$7,185,805 (September Projected Numbers) ➜ Legislative Estimate - Insert Number (December Database) ➜ Webster Estimate - $6,082,305 - Based on: - Most of the aid is Capital Aid, not operating - Expenditure projection as of June 30, 2022 ➜
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$8,199,181 (September Projected Numbers) ➜ Legislative Estimate - Insert Number (December Database) ➜ Webster Estimate - $9,220,768 - Based on: - Anticipated final project estimates - Final project reports for aid in 2022-23 can be completed until December of 2022 ➜
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Public Excess Cost / Private Excess Cost Aids Governor Estimated - $2,246,227 (September Projected Numbers) ➜ Legislative Estimate - Insert Number (December Database) ➜ Webster Estimate - $1,750,000 - Based on: - Anticipated Enrollment Counts - June 30, 2022 final projection - If a student moves out or in after December that is not updated in State projections - We plan accordingly for that ➜
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$823,250 (September Projected Numbers) ➜ Legislative Estimate - Insert Number (December Database) ➜ Webster Estimate - $816,976 - Based on: - Anticipated Enrollment Counts as of June 30, 2022 - Public/Private/Parochial/Charter counts ➜
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State Aid Budget By the Numbers Aid Categories
2021-22 Final State Aid 2022-23 Final State Aid
Variance
Foundation Aid
$31,812,070
$36,659,875
$4,847,805
Excess Cost Aids
$2,050,000
$1,750,000
-$300,000
BOCES Aid
$6,132,305
$6,082,305
-$50,000
Building Aid
$9,011,287
$9,220,768
$209,481
Transportation
$7,000,000
$7,000,000
$0
Instructional Material Aid
$816,976
$816,976
$0
Universal Pre K*
$1,422,900
$1,422,900
$0
Total Aid
$56,822,638
$61,529,924
$4,707,286
*UPK is not included in the total
3. Other Revenues
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Revenue Streams-The other 10% Sales Tax
PILOTS
Fund Balance
Projected to increase as we have seen increases associated with internet sales. Confident the trend will continue to be able to budget more funding.
Payments in Lieu of Taxes are projected to remain stable for next year as well.
Maintain same levels of appropriated fund balance next year.
Reserves
Interest
Miscellaneous
Reduction on the use of reserves.
Interest rates are low and the projection is being adjusted accordingly
Facilities usage revenues, continuing education revenues projected to remain stable
3. Tax Cap Update
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Do not raise taxes. In fact, lower them.With all the extra money the school received from the pandemic, it should be able to afford a tax decrease. Parent of Elementary Student(s)
Lower taxes Parent of Elementary and Secondary Student(s)
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2022-23 Tax Levy Limit ➜
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$117,418,533 is the levy limit - 2.44% Increase or $2,791,726 over this year Additional state aid & sales tax revenue has left us in an unusual position
- $600,000 of surplus revenue - Allocated to reduce levy $116,818,533 is our new levy - 1.9% Increase - $2,191,726 over this year - What does that do to projected tax rates?
Review the 3 Parts that make up tax rates
Local Assessor
State Controlled
District Controlled
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Webster’s Projected Components Levy ➔ ➔ ➔
Equalization Rates*
Assessments*
➔ Webster + 0.95% $116,768,533 ➔ Webster -70% ➔ Penfield +2.31% 1.91% ➔ Penfield -83% Estimating ➔ Walworth -100% ➔ Walworth +1.58% ➔ Ontario +1.53% $50,000 for ➔ Ontario -100% relevies that are *10 year average for *Projecting Webster & provided in June Penfield to drop by 2% Webster and Penfield from the Median for the Walworth each & Ontario due to recent assessors large increases for reassessments
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“ “100% Guarantee this is an estimate and will change in August” -Brian Freeman April 5, 2022
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Assessed Rates Per Thousand-1.91% Levy Increase Town
2021-22
2022-23
Variance
% Variance
Penfield
22.694474
22.747614
$0.06
0.28%
Webster
26.792067
26.972153
$0.19
0.72%
Ontario
19.569838
19.242579
($0.41)
-2.08%
Walworth
19.569838
19.242579
($0.41)
-2.08%
True Tax Value
19.291312
18.881972
($0.40)
-2.08%
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Resident Savings By Not Going to The Levy Limit
Town
Max Levy 2.44%
Reduced Levy 1.91%
Estimated Savings
% Variance
Penfield
$ 5,044.23
$ 5,016.30
$ 27.93
0.55%
Webster
$ 5,981.01
$ 5,947.90
$ 33.11
0.55%
Ontario
$ 4,266.55
$ 4,243.37
$ 23.18
0.54%
Walworth
$ 4,266.55
$ 4,243.37
$ 23.18
0.54%
4. Final Revenue Numbers
Category
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Variance
Sales Tax
$7,350,000
$7,350,000
$7,350,000
$8,000,000
$650,000
State Aid
$52,053,183
$53,713,540
$56,822,638
$61,529,924
$4,707,286
BOCES
$265,000
$265,000
$265,000
$265,000
$0
Interest
$200,000
$200,000
$200,000
$150,000
($50,000)
Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILOTS)
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
$0
Miscellaneous Revenues
$1,725,000
$1,725,000
$1,800,000
$1,800,000
$0
Transfer from ERS Reserve
$2,042,499
$2,042,499
$1,000,000
$500,000
($500,000)
$0
$140,000
$0
$0
$0
Appropriated Fund Balance
$5,500,000
$5,500,000
$5,500,000
$5,500,000
$0
Property Tax Levy
$107,168,590
$111,092,837
$113,426,807
$116,818,533
2,191,726
Total Revenues
$177,554,272
$183,278,876
$188,114,445
$195,813,457
$6,999,012
Transfer from Unemployment Reserve
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Budget Updates
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$195,813,457 Total 2022-23 Budget
$6,999,012 $ Increase over 2021-22
3.71% % Increase over 2021-22
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District
Budget % Increase
Eastside 1
7.24%
Eastside 2
6.51%
Eastside 3
4.87%
Eastside 4
4.65%
Eastside 5
4.23%
Eastside 6
3.85%
Webster
3.71%
Eastside 8
3.03%
Eastside 9
6.24%
Eastside 10
3.13%
Average
4.75%
Median
4.44%
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$0.00 Budget is Balanced!
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April 14 Budget Adoption Approval of Property Tax Report Card / Budget Notice
May 1 Budget Materials Published
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May 3 Budget Hearing
May 17 Annual Budget Vote
July 1 Begin New Fiscal Year
-One final Thought-
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Thanks! Any questions?