WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Brian Freeman, Assistant Superintendent for Business 119 South Avenue, Webster, NY 14580 (585)216-0017 brian_freeman@webstercsd.org
11/20/2024 2025-26 Budget Development Calendar December 10, 2024
Present 2025-26 preliminary budget forecast and budget assumptions to the BOE.
December 2024
Meet with directors to review budget guidelines and timelines.
Dec.-Jan. 24/25
Meet with individual administrators and directors.
January 1, 2025
Open Community Budget ThoughtExchange
January 7, 2025
Long Range Planning and Reserve/Fund Balance Update
January 30, 2025
Close Community Budget ThoughtExchange
January 31, 2025
Building budgets and BOCES services requests due.
February 11, 2025
Present draft tax levy limit to Board of Education. Review initial state aid and revenue budgets (governor’s proposal) if available.
February 25, 2025
Present the B&G, transportation, debt service, benefits budgets, Review initial state aid and revenue budgets (governor’s proposal) if necessary Workshop #1
March 1, 2025
Tax levy limit calculation due to the Office of the State Comptroller.
March 18, 2025
Present BOCES, special education, and instructional budgets. Present draft budget - Workshop #2
April 4, 2025
Legal notice of school budget hearing and budget vote. Must advertise four times within seven weeks of the vote, with first publication 45 days before date of budget vote.
April 8, 2025
Present final state aid budget, final budget, projected revenues - Workshop #3
April 21, 2025
Deadline for submission of petitions for propositions to be placed on ballot (30 days preceding budget vote).
April 21, 2025
Deadline for submission of petitions for nominations of BOE candidates. Inform candidates of legal requirements for all candidates for election to the Board of Education to file sworn statements of campaign contributions and distribute April
21, 2025. Mail district newsletter, prepare voting machine inserts and transmit to county board of elections. Physically examine voting machines for ballot placement and sign statement at the board of elections. Budget statement and required attachments available online and at buildings. April 22, 2025
Budget adoption by the BOE. Budget document available to the public, arrange for the pickup and return of voting machines with the Board of Elections contractor. April 25, 2025 is the last legal day to adopt.
April 23, 2025
Property tax report card must be submitted to SED within 24 hours of budget adoption, but no later than April 28, 2025. Also, submit property tax report card to the local newspaper within 24 hours of budget adoption.
May 13, 2025
Budget Hearing
May 13, 2025
Budget notice must be mailed to eligible voters after the budget hearing, but no later than six days prior to the vote.
May 14-19, 2025
District clerk must maintain a list of names of those residents who were given absentee ballots and make such a list available for public inspection five days prior to the annual meeting except Sunday (public posting no longer required).
May 15-19, 2025
Sworn statements of campaign contributions or loans in excess of $1,000, received before vote date and not previously reported, to be filed with the district clerk and commissioner of education within 24 hours of receipt by candidates for membership on the BOE and library board.
May 20, 2025
Budget Vote Day (Annual Meeting)
July 1, 2025
Implement the 2025-26 budget.