2009-2010 Budget

School Budget Development Timeline

• Friday, Oct. 31, 2008: Budget Packet distributed to administrators and supervisors

• Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008: CCI Meeting - Conceptual/Programmatic discussions regarding budget

• Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, 3:15-5 p.m.: District administrators/supervisors meet to continue budget discussion

• Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, 3:15-5 p.m.: District administrators/supervisors meet to continue budget discussion

• Monday, Dec. 22, 2008: Budget packets due to Assistant Superintendent for Business (principals, directors must set up time to meet and review budget with assistant superintendent for business during the month of January)

• Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, 6 p.m.: Open Community Forum - General overview, budget goals, priorities

• Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, 3:15-5 p.m., Farnsworth Technology Center: District administrators/supervisors meet to prepare final draft priorities and focus K-12

• Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, 7 p.m., HS Library: Budgeting "101," General discussion of school district accounting and budget components.

• Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, 6 p.m., Farnsworth Technology Center: General overview of budget, budget goals, priorities

• Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, 7 p.m., Farnsworth Technology Center: Budget review - General support, operations and maintenance, transportation, debt service transfers and special items

• Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, 6 p.m., Farnsworth Technology Center: Budget review - Interscholastic athletics, co-curricular, BOCES

• Monday, March 9, 2009, 6 p.m., Farnsworth Technology Center: Budget review - Special education, health & guidance services

• Thursday, March 12, 2009 - Board election petitions available.

• Monday, March 23, 2009, 6 p.m., Farnsworth Technology Center: Budget review - Instruction, staffing & employee benefits. Adoption of Special Propositions for budget in order to be published in Notice of Annual Meeting on 4/3, 4/17, 5/1, 5/15 (at least four times, forty-five days prior to budget vote).

• Friday, April 3, 2009: Deadline to advertise first legal notice publication of date, time and location of budget hearing and budget vote.

• Monday, April 6, 2009, 6 p.m., Farnsworth Technology Center: Budget review - Revenues & Budget Recap

• Monday, April 20, 2009, Board of Education Meeting, 7 p.m., Farnsworth Technology Center - Budget adoption and adoption of Property Tax Report Card. Deadline for filing Board Candidate Petitions - 5 p.m. (30 days prior to vote)

• Tuesday, April 21, 2009: Submit Property Tax Report Card to SED

• April 28 - May 5, 2009: Budget document and notice postcard made available to public (at least 14 days prior to vote and 7 days prior to budge hearing)

• Monday, May 11, 2009: Budget Hearing at 6 p.m., Farnsworth Technology Center (7-14 days prior to budget vote)
                                          Board of Education regular meeting, 7 p.m.

• Tuesday, May 12, 2009: Budget notice to qualified voters of school district mailed (no later than six (6) days prior to vote)
                                          Deadline (3 p.m.) for receiving application for Absentee Ballots if ballot is to be mailed to voter (at least 7 days prior to
                                          budget vote)

• Tuesday, May 19, 2009: Deadline (5 p.m.) for absentee ballot applications for voters who will hand-deliver ballots

• Tuesday, May 19, 2009: Budget Vote Day - District annual meeting and election, 7 a.m.-9 p.m./Mohonasen High School
                                         Deadline (5 p.m.) for receipt of all absentee ballots in order to be counted in the election vote.

• Monday, June 1, 2009: Board of Education Meeting, 7 p.m., Farnsworth Technology Center: Acceptance of results of election of May 19, 2009

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