Community
Oswego School Budget Workshop Slated Feb. 16
The Oswego City School District Board of Education will conduct its third budget workshop on Feb. 16.
Budget
Fulton Daily News
School Budget Situation Goes From Bad To ‘Bleak’
School officials from around the region met in Onondaga County Saturday for a breakfast meeting with their state legislators. At the same time, a publication sent to school board members arrived, containing a commentary from the leader of Democrats in the state Legislature, Sheldon Silver. The message from both was clear: Expect cuts in state aid to schools.
“It’s not a surprise, but it’s rather troubling,” said Fulton Superintendent of Schools Bill Lynch.
Community
Fulton PD Earns Grant To Upgrade Computers, Save Money
The Fulton Police Department has recently completed a computer upgrade project which was financed entirely by the use of grant money. Utilizing 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 New York State Department of Homeland Security grants, the department was able to obtain computer hardware and software and also hire an outside consultant to complete the project.
Fulton Daily News
Staff Cuts Almost Inevitable If Fulton School Budget Is To Come Down, Committee Hears
The draft reviewed Tuesday night by a committee of district administrators, Board of Education members and several members of the public raises spending 3.4% but requires a 6.6% increase in the tax levy. That’s down from a 7.8% tax levy increase in the first draft of the budget, reviewed two weeks ago.
Superintendent of Schools Bill Lynch stresses that this is just a draft, and that the increases in the current draft are not acceptable.
Fulton Daily News
Hannibal Board Discusses Contracts In Special Closed-Door Meeting Tonight
Superintendent Mike DiFabio explains, “The board is working to understand the current language in the contracts to prepare for contracts that will be (nearing their expiration).”
Community
Analysis Reveals Governor’s Budget to Cost Family of Four $1,812 More Annually
Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,Iâ€â€Pulaski) today said if the Governor’s proposed budget passes, with the nearly $1 billion new taxes and fees, it will cost the average family of four an additional $1,812 just to live in New York.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Legislative Priorities Should Focus on Job Creation, Tax Cuts for 2010
As we embark on a new legislative session, I look forward to passing legislation that helps create jobs, cuts business taxes, and provides property tax relief.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Budget Committee Looking Deeper Into Next Budget
A committee is looking at all aspects of how the Fulton City School District spends its money, helping to build a budget for the next school year.
“The committee is starting to get really in depth,” said Superintendent of Schools Bill Lynch this week. But the outlook for the new budget is pretty bleak.
Aubertine
Governor’s Budget A Starting Point; Job Creation, Retention Top Priority
Last Tuesday, the Governor released his proposed executive budget. This budget is a starting point which includes a number of proposals I think take us in the right direction, but still, there are others that concern me. Now is not the time to increase spending, as has been proposed. We need to rein in our spending to match revenues, while keeping an eye on job retention and job growth.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Governor’s Budget Does Not Go Far Enough to Reduce Spending
Last week, Governor Paterson released his proposed budget. It’s the first step in the beginning of the budget process and is the foundation from which lawmakers negotiate before its passage in April. In short, in his budget the Governor proposes to slow the growth of state spending but also proposes approximately $1 billion in new taxes and fees. In this column, I highlight some of the more substantive aspects of his proposal.