BUSINESS OFFICE AND BUDGET

Each year, Unadilla Valley CSD works to make the most effective use of resources to benefit students, to develop and manage the budget in a responsible and transparent manner, and to be accountable to taxpayers.

The Business Office at Unadilla Valley CSD is responsible for oversight and management of district finances that are needed to support the educational mission.

The district’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

The Business Office, along with the superintendent and working in conjunction with the UV Board of Education, develops the annual school budget. The budget vote for the 2025-26 fiscal year will be on May 20, 2025.

The most recent PowerPoint presentation on the 2025-26 proposed budget is available here.

Please see our Voting Information Page for more information on voting on the budget and school board of education candidates.

2025-26 Budget Development Calendar

October

Oct. 21 - Present 2025-2026 Budget Calendar to Board of Education for Adoption

November

Budget development guidelines from DCMO BOCES cooperative purchasing for initial bid request distributed to building administration to begin budget development with deadline date for return to Business Office

Prepare for BOCES service review

Nov. 18 - Board Work Session

December

Dec. 2 - BOCES Initial Requests due to building administrators for review

January

Jan. 8 - Preliminary Athletic Budget due in District Office

Jan. 8 - Preliminary revenue projections

Jan. 12 - Deadline for requisitions in DCMO’s Online Requestions

Jan. 22 - Administrative Staff will make budget recommendations to the Superintendent

February

Estimated revenues and tax projection for the proposed budget

Feb. 14 - Board of Education Budget Work Session

Feb. 24 - Projected revenue comparison presentation

Feb. 24 - Budgets returned to supervisors for any adjustments

March

March 1 - Submit information to calculate Tax Levy Limit on State Comptroller’s website

All instructional staffing for the proposed budget

All budget details including, equipment requests, supply needs and contractual expenditures due from budget developers in Business Office

Transportation Budget Due
Operations and Maintenance Budget Due
Cafeteria Budget Due

Debt Service and Employee Benefits budgets updated by the Business Office

Draft schedule due from Administrators

March 4 - Board of Education Work Session

Financial oversight presentation with Fiscal Advisors

March 17 - Board of Education Budget Work Session/Regular Meeting

Revenue update and Appropriations review presentation

April

Budget Newsletter finalized

April 4 - First publication of legal notice of school budget vote (within seven weeks of date set for annual meeting with first publication 45 days before such meeting)

April 15 - BOCES Final Requests due

April 16 - Adopt Proposed Budget and approve Property Tax Report Card

Appointment of Inspectors of Election and Chairperson

Property Tax Report Card submitted to local newspaper for general circulation and submitted to SED

April 18 - Second publication of legal notice of school budget vote

April 21 - Deadline for submission of petitions for nominations of Board candidates (30 days preceding meeting date)

Deadline for submission of petitions for propositions to be place on ballot (30 days preceding meeting date)

April 22 - Drawing by District Clerk for determination of order of names of Board candidates on official ballot

April 25 - Distribute military ballots

May

May 2 - Third publication of Legal Notice of School Budget Vote

May 6 - Board of Education Regular Meeting/Annual Budget Hearing and Meet the BOE Candidates

May 6 through May 20 - Copies of budget must be available to residents upon request

May 14 -Deadline for mailing "Budget Notice"

May 16 - Fourth publication of Legal Notice of School Budget Vote

May 20 – Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election

2024-25 Budget at-a-Glance

Tax levy increase: 4.45%
Tax levy limit: 4.45%
Total Budget: $25,321,281
Budget increase: 5.24%

2023-24 Budget at-a-Glance

Tax levy increase: 2.29%
Tax levy limit: 2.29%
Total Budget: $24,059,372
Budget increase: 2.30%

2022-23 Budget at-a-Glance

Tax levy increase: 1.54%
Tax levy limit: -6.5%
Total Budget: $23,517,239
Budget increase: 0.3%

2021-22 Budget at-a-Glance

Tax levy increase: 2.2%
Tax levy limit: 2.2%
Total Budget: $23,446,865
Budget increase: 5.7%

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