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Lansing Central School District Budget Update January 10, 2011. Dr. Stephen L. Grimm, Superintendent Ms. Mary June King, Business Administrator. TAX RATE HISTORY FYE 05-11. LEVY AND STATE AID FYE 05-11. BUDGET HISTORY. RESERVES FYE 07-11. FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS. PROJECTION CONSIDERATIONS.
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Lansing Central School DistrictBudget UpdateJanuary 10, 2011 Dr. Stephen L. Grimm, Superintendent Ms. Mary June King, Business Administrator
PROJECTION CONSIDERATIONS • EARLY BUDGET PROJECTION = $25,168,051 • Calculated salaries, benefits, debt service, BOCES (est.), all other expenses held constant. • EARLY GAP PROJECTION = $ 1,961,329 • Revenues: State aid constant, loss of federal stimulus $, taxable properties increase by 1%, AES PILOT decrease by $10 million • LEVY: • Strategic plan holds combined levy to CPI + 1% • = max levy increase of 2.1% • Current projection holds levy constant
LEVY SHARE CHANGES 2010-2011 2011-2012
FEDERAL AID • STIMULUS FUNDING CLIFF, 2011-2012 • Revenue loss = $ 603,812 • POLITICAL CLIMATE • Current NCLB and IDEA salaries = $ 484,165 • EDUCATION JOBS FUND • Revenue = $ 381,542 • Can be used in 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 • Consider property tax cap (special aid fund) • Consider availability (see “Political Climate”)
PRELIMINARY BOCES BUDGET • ..\..\Budget Documents 2011-2012\BOCES\BOCES-BUDGET.xls • CAVEATS: • PRICES INCOMPLETE • CHANGES STILL BEING MADE
FISCAL RESOURCE PLANNING 11/12 • ERS RESERVE OF $600,000: • 2010-2011 INCREASE EST. 140,000 • TAX CERT RESERVE OF $400,000: • COULD USE SOME TO OFFSET AES REDUCTION • COULD ‘FREE’ SOME • EDUCATION JOBS FUNDS • $351,000 CAN BE USED IN FYE11 OR FYE12 • UNAPPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE • Fully funded • Early Fund Balance projection = $400,000
FISCAL RESOURCE PLANNINGLONG-TERM • UTILIZE ERS RESERVE TO OFFSET DRAMATIC RATE INCREASES • MAINTAIN/UTILIZE TAX CERT RESERVE FOR APPROPRIATE TIME • RE-ESTABLISH CAPITAL RESERVE FOR FUTURE PROJECTS • APPROPRIATE MONIES AS ABLE TO OFFSET POSSIBLE TAX INCREASES • OPERATE TO MAINTAIN FULL UNAPPR FUND BALANCE • CREATE OTHER RESPONSIBLE RESERVES AS ABLE