2010-2011 Budget
2010 Budget Hearing and
Meet the Candidates
May 11, 2010
On Monday, May 10, the Mohonasen Board of Education and administration held its annual budget hearing and Meet the Candidates Night.
See video below to watch the budget question and answer portion of the evening. Due to technical difficulties, the video of the budget presentation part of the night is not available.
download the PowerPoint presentation from the budget hearing.
The proposed 10-11 budget of $42.7 million shows a 0.8 percent budget increase and 2.3 percent tax levy increase. The budget will now go before voters on Tuesday, May 18. Learn more about budget proposal
Also on May 18, voters will decide on two ballot propositions:
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The first would allow officials to purchase approximately 36 acres of land adjacent to the high school/middle school campus using $1.425 million from the district's capital reserve fund. Learn more
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The second is to allow the district to purchase seven 21/22 passenger buses for $290,000. Learn more
Two of the seven seats on Mohonasen's Board of Education are up for election on May 18. Candidates run at large and are elected to unpaid, three-year terms beginning July 1. This year's candidates are (in the order they will appear on the ballot): Dominic Cafarelli, Michael Godlewski and Mark Sabatini. Read the candidates' biographies.
See video below to watch the complete Meet the Candidates event.
A New Way to Vote
On May 18, all voters in Schenectady County will be using new voting machines for the school budget votes and board of education elections. This is the result of the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA). To learn how to use the new voting machines, view a step-by-step "How to Vote" video tutorial (.wmv file)
Budget Questions Video
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