PRESS
RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
May 18, 2006
Robert E. Biggerstaff, Esq.
Executive Director and General Counsel
Telephone: (518) 475-9500
Fax: (518) 475-7677
Over 89% of Small City School Districts passed their school budgets on
'Super Tuesday" ... but some by the skin of their teeth. Rome CSD, for
example, passed its budget by one vote, on a vote of 1,140 to 1,139.
Peekskill CSD's budget passed by 8 votes, 417 to 409. Of the six out of 57
small city districts that suffered budget defeats, several were
extremely tight votes, with the Albany CSD budget losing by fewer than 100
votes out of more than 5000 votes cast. Despite these close calls, the small
city district performance was virtually identical to the state average of
just under 89%. Small City School District Association Executive Director
Robert Biggerstaff stated emphatically, "Small City School Boards should be
commended for careful budgeting and for keeping budget and tax levy
increases reasonable despite enormous budgetary pressures from fixed cost
increases such as retirement system contributions, health insurance and
utility charges over which they had little control." On average, small city
districts increased their budgets by 6.75%, under the 7% increase in state
aid, and increased their tax levies by even less, 5.91%. Below find the
preliminary Budget Vote Report-2006, updated as of 12:00 pm 5/18/06.
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BUDGET |
passed? |
# yes |
# no |
dollar amount |
tax levy amount |
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school district |
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Albany |
NO |
2,444 |
2,515 |
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Amsterdam |
NO |
1,144 |
1,801 |
$
45,160,393 |
$
17,691,365 |
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Auburn |
YES |
1,833 |
1,129 |
$
59,162,896 |
$
23,742,357 |
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Batavia |
YES |
541 |
441 |
$
36,214,045 |
$
17,312,206 |
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Beacon |
NO |
1,077 |
1,399 |
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Binghamton |
YES |
754 |
423 |
$
78,653,627 |
$
33,606,595 |
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Canandaigua |
YES |
1,264 |
701 |
$
53,138,049 |
$
29,990,436 |
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Cohoes |
YES |
407 |
234 |
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Corning |
YES |
1,666 |
1,308 |
$
74,320,655 |
$
36,760,128 |
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Cortland |
YES |
498 |
179 |
$
36,137,536 |
$
13,018,424 |
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Dunkirk |
YES |
1,124 |
607 |
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Elmira |
YES |
852 |
455 |
$
99,841,474 |
$
28,592,647 |
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Fulton |
YES |
587 |
408 |
$
50,474,000 |
$
16,664,020 |
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Geneva |
YES |
415 |
231 |
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Glen Cove |
YES |
1,515 |
642 |
$
60,705,699 |
$
50,003,763 |
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Glens Falls |
YES |
871 |
447 |
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Gloversville |
NO |
741 |
950 |
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Hornell |
NO |
395 |
606 |
$
25,022,692 |
$
5,591,174 |
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Hudson |
YES |
1,813 |
1,293 |
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Ithaca |
YES |
2,141 |
1,434 |
$
86,849,292 |
$
60,357,345 |
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Jamestown |
YES |
648 |
495 |
$
62,929,245 |
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Johnstown |
YES |
533 |
287 |
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Kingston |
NO |
2,787 |
3,848 |
$ 126,257,112
|
$
78,052,606 |
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Lackawanna |
YES |
1,125 |
732 |
$
34,535,000 |
$
6,875,000.00 |
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Little Falls |
YES |
466 |
244 |
$
17,464,838 |
$
6,696,960 |
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Lockport |
YES |
1,256 |
701 |
$
67,753,702 |
$
30,437,683 |
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Long Beach |
YES |
2,098 |
1,561 |
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Mechanicville |
YES |
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Middletown |
YES |
738 |
460 |
$ 109,407,240
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$
49,441,013 |
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Mount Vernon |
YES |
948 |
783 |
$ 164,800,785
|
$
94,465,603 |
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New Rochelle |
YES |
2,414 |
1,363 |
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Newburgh |
YES |
1,235 |
1,020 |
$ 183,182,118
|
$
86,427,896 |
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Niagara Falls |
YES |
1,571 |
752 |
$ 111,414,400
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$
25,076,688 |
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North Tonawanda |
YES |
1,304 |
784 |
$
58,779,289 |
$
23,795,957 |
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Norwich |
YES |
642 |
299 |
$
29,627,137 |
$
9,733,301 |
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Ogdensburg |
YES |
396 |
126 |
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Olean |
YES |
663 |
411 |
$
30,831,867 |
$
10,658,399 |
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Oneida |
YES |
406 |
138 |
$
33,521,392 |
$
12,248,642 |
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Oneonta |
YES |
665 |
184 |
$
29,948,912 |
$
15,543,556 |
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Oswego |
YES |
2,132 |
1,235 |
$
59,909,525 |
$
28,987,226 |
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Peekskill |
YES |
417 |
409 |
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Plattsburgh |
YES |
534 |
317 |
$
33,392,166 |
$
15,941,620 |
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Port Jervis |
YES |
779 |
716 |
$
50,049,514 |
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Poughkeepsie |
YES |
587 |
466 |
$
68,491,810 |
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Rensselaer |
YES |
249 |
180 |
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Rome |
YES |
1,140 |
1,139 |
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Rye |
YES |
1,288 |
1,018 |
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Salamanca |
YES |
447 |
109 |
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Saratoga |
YES |
2,536 |
1,614 |
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Schenectady |
YES |
1,271 |
715 |
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Tonawanda |
YES |
502 |
363 |
$
28,905,814 |
$
10,238,424 |
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Troy |
YES |
738 |
678 |
$
82,601,525 |
$
27,970,000 |
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Utica |
YES |
1,606 |
1,175 |
$ 104,504,083
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VVS |
YES |
449 |
167 |
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Watertown |
YES |
679 |
271 |
$
48,568,425 |
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Watervliet |
YES |
313 |
210 |
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White Plains |
YES |
974 |
552 |
$ 165,841,434
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$
132,297,976 |
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no=6 |
defeats= |
10.53% |
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yes=51 |
passing= |
89.47% |
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Albany
Amsterdam
Auburn
Batavia
Beacon
Binghamton
Canandaigua
Cohoes
Corning
Cortland
Dunkirk
Elmira
Fulton
Geneva
Glen Cove
Glens Falls
Gloversville
Hornell
Hudson
Ithaca
Jamestown
Johnstown
Kingston
Lackawanna
Little
Falls
Lockport
Long
Beach
Mechanicville
Middletown
Mount
Vernon
New
Rochelle
Newburgh
Niagara
Falls
N.
Tonawanda
Norwich
Ogdensburg
Olean
Oneida
Oneonta
Oswego
Peekskill
Plattsburgh
Port
Jervis
Poughkeepsie
Rensselaer
Rome
Rye
Salamanca
Saratoga
Schenectady
Tonawanda
Troy
Utica
Vernon
Verona Sherrill
Watertown
Watervliet
White
Plains
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