On May 16, Harrisville Central School District voters approved the district’s $11.56 million 2023-24 budget proposal, re-elected two board of education members and approved the purchase of two school buses. The budget proposition passed 82 to 23.
District-related propositions
Board of Education election
Two candidates sought election to two open board of education seats:
The terms are five years each, beginning July 1, 2023.
Shall the Board of Education be authorized to expand monies in the proposed 2023-2024 budget in the amount of $11,564,651?
Shall the Board of Education be authorized to purchase two (2) 66-passenger school bus at an estimated maximum aggregate cost of $311,980, less trade-in value, if any, and that such costs, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax to be collected in annual installments; and, in anticipation of such tax, debt obligations of the school district as may be necessary not to exceed $311,980 shall be issued, or the school district may enter into an installment purchase contract if the Board of Education determines that it is in the best interest of the school district to finance the purchase in that method?
The proposed budget would increase the tax levy—the total amount of property taxes raised by the district—by 3.99 percent, or $163,580. Residents’ tax bills are determined by several factors that are out of the district’s control, including assessment levels and equalization rates. Equalization rates are determined by the state’s Office of Real Property Services to better reflect property’s actual market value.
The tax levy is the total amount of money a school district raises in taxes each year from all property owners in the district. Tax rates are calculated by dividing the total amount of the levy by the total taxable assessed value in a community. Tax rates are affected by changes in both municipal assessments and state equalization rates, which are determined in the summer. The tax rate is used to calculate each individual property tax bill.
No. Typically, the tax rate increase is lower than the tax levy increase. New home construction and businesses added to the tax roll can lower the tax rate.
New York State’s School Tax Relief Program, or STAR, provides partial school property tax savings to eligible homeowners. Most New Yorkers who own and live in their homes are eligible for STAR savings on their primary residences. Because the STAR program is not a district program, taxpayers STAR savings are not factored into a school budget.
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