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    Lancaster school district’s final budget draft

    At Monday evening’s last budget work session Jamie Phillips (Assistant Superintendent for Budget and Support Services) presented the Draft 2017-18 Expenditure Budget which will go before the Lancaster Board of Education for approval on April 18, 2017; followed by a budget public hearing on May 8, 2017 and public budget voting on May 16th.

    The proposed $103,867,519 budget has a spending increase of $2,346,313 over the 2016-17; a
    2.31% budget to budget increase.

    Draft Expenditures - Allocations by Budget Area

    Budget Area ------ 2016-17 Approved ---- 2017-18 Draft -----$ Increase ---- % Increase

    General Support ----- $11,247,049 ---------$11,365,998 ------ $118,949 -------1.06%
    Instruction ----------- $51,555,856 -------- $53,765,801 ---- $2,209,945 ------- 4.29%
    Transportation -------- $6,697,488 -----------$6,876,740 -------$179,252 ------- 2.68%
    Undistributed -------- $32,020,813 --------- $31,858,980 ------ $161,833 ------- 0.51%

    Total Budget ----- $101,521,206 -------- $103,867,519 ----$2,346,313 ------- 2.31%

    Draft Expenditures-Allocations by Object

    Budget Area ------------- 2016-17 Approved ---- 2017-18 Draft -----$ Increase ---- % Increase

    Instructional Salaries ------- $35,412,948 ------- $36,636,631 ----- $1,223,683 ------ 1.06%
    Non Instructional Salaries -- $15,173,111 ------ $415,624,360 ------- $451,249 ------ 2.97%
    Equipment----------------------- $522,804 ----------- $522,629 ---------- (-$175) --- (-0.03%)
    Contractual ------------------- $8,427,038 --------- $8,590,615 --------$163,577 ------ 1.94%
    Textbooks ----------------------- $453,817 ----------- $448,341 -------- (-$5,476) --- (-1.21%)
    BOCES Services -------------- $6,717,983 --------- $7,431,822 -------- $713,829 ---- 10.63%
    Materials & Supplies---------- $2,804,842 --------- $2,766,291 -------- (-$38,551) -- (-1.37%)
    Debt Service ------------------ $6,175,519 ----------$6,636,506 ---------$460,987 ----- 7.46%
    Employee Benefits ---------- $25,533,144--------- $24,910,324 ------ (-$622,820) --- (-2.44%)
    Inter-fund Transfers ------------ $300,000 ------------$300,000 -------------- $0 -------- 0.00%

    Total Expenditure Budget -- $101,521,206 ----$103,867,519 ------ $2,346,313 ----- 2.31%

    There was no state aid presentation made as there isn't anything final from the state to present at this point. The district is using the executive budget and other educated estimates to budget for state aid for 2017-18.

    2017-18 Estimated Revenues

    Description -------------- 2016-17 Approved ----- 2017-18 Draft -----$ Difference ---- % Difference

    Property Tax ---------------- $49,472,993 --------- $50,544,983 ------ $1,071,990 ------- 2.17%
    Other Property Tax Items --- $2,018,429 ----------- $2,179,605 -------- $161,176 ------- 7.99%
    Erie County Sales Tax ------- $6,200,000 ----------- $6,200,000 ----------- $0 ------------ 0.00%
    State Aid -------------------- $34,567,667 ---------- $35,506,970 -------- $939,303 ------- 2.72%
    Inter-fund Transfer -------------- $10,000 --------------- $10,000 ------------- $0 -----------0.00%
    Local Revenues --------------- $1,315,272 ----------- $1,404,687 -----------$89,415 ------- 6.80%

    Sub Total ----------------- $93,584,361 ----------- $95,846,245 ------ $2,261,884 ------ 2.42%

    Use of Fund Balance
    Use of Reserve Funds ------------$5,703,379 ----------- $4,902,449 ----- (-$800,000) --- (-14.04%)
    Appropriated Surplus ------------ $2,233,466 ----------- $3,118,825 -------- $885,359 ----- 39.64%
    Sub Total ------------------------- $7,936,845 ----------- $8,021,274 --------- $84,429 ------- 1.06%

    Total --------------------------$101,521,206 ---------$103,867,519 ------ $2,346,313 ----- 2.31%


    2017-18 Estimated Tax Levy - $50,544,983

    +$1,071,990 (2.17%) increase over 2016-17 levy

    $768,748 lower than maximum tax levy cap amount


    2017-18 Estimated Tax Rate*

    Lancaster

    $16.96 - 2016-17 tax rate per $1,000 property assessment
    $17.15 – 2017-18 tax rate per $1,000 property assessment
    $0.19 amount of increase
    1.15% estimated amount of increase

    Cheektowaga

    $16.19 - 2016-17 tax rate per $1,000 property assessment
    $16.38 – 2017-18 tax rate per $1,000 property assessment
    $0.19 amount of increase
    1.14% estimated amount of increase

    Elma

    $374.00 - 2016-17 tax rate per $1,000 property assessment
    $378.28 – 2017-18 tax rate per $1,000 property assessment
    $4.28 amount of increase
    1.14% estimated amount of increase

    * Last year's estimated tax rate for Lancaster was $17.17. The actual tax rate ended up being $16.96.

    The 2015 tax rate was $17.04. So the actual rate ended up being $0.08 less than the previous year and $0.21 less than what was estimated and presented at budget time.

    The estimated tax rate for 2017-18 is $17.15, which is $0.02 less than what was proposed during the last budget season (and approved by the community at a 5-1 margin).

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    Thanks Lee for all the detailed information.

    It's a good budget, in my humble opinion, with a minimal tax increase which may be minimized more.

    Great job school board and superintendent

    Georgia L Schlager

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