Budget Vote: May 21, 2013 at BCHS, 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Budget Planning Calendar

Please join us and offer your input on BCSD budget issues.

• March 6, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Focus

• March 20, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Focus

• April 17, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Adoption

• April 23, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 a.m., BOCES Annual Meeting

• May 8, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Hearing

• May 21, 2013
School District Budget Vote, BCHS, 7 a.m.-9 a.m.

 

BC Budget Message & Legislative Position Paper

March 2011

The links below are to "An important message about school budgets and state issues" from BC and to the annual position paper from the joint Superintendent’s Legislative Committee of Capital Region and Qeustar III BOCES.

At budget forums and meetings over the past few years, taxpayers have suggested the district and residents contact elected representatives about school budget issues. The district is providing these documents, as well as contact information for elected leaders, in the event they are helpful in this effort. See the bottom of this page for additional informational resources on school budget issues.

Informational Resources

• BC Budget Message [PDF]

• Superintendent's Legislative Committee Position Paper [PDF] 

 

Legislators contact information

New York State Officials

Federal Officials

• Governor Andrew M. Cuomo State Capitol Albany, NY 12224 518-474-8390 E-mail Form   • Senator Neil D. Breslin Capitol Building, Room 414 Albany, NY 12247 518-455-2225 Email: breslin@senate.state.ny.us   • Assemblyman Steven F. McLaughlin LOB 533 Albany, NY 12248 518-455-5777 Email: mclaughlins@assembly.state.ny.us   • Assemblyman John J. McEneny LOB 648 Albany, NY 12248 518-455-4178 Email: McEnenJ@assembly.state.ny.us

• U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Leo W. O’Brien Federal Office Building 1 Clinton Square, Room 821 Albany, NY 12207 Tel. (518) 431-0120 Contact Web Page   • U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer Leo O'Brien Federal Building Room 420 Albany, NY 12207 518-431-4070 Email Form   • Congressman Paul D. Tonko Leo O'Brien Federal Building Room 827 Albany, NY 12207 518-465-0700 Contact Web Page

 

Additional Resources on State Issues

The documents below are offered for the information of BC community members. Each of them is an Adobe PDF document; if you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download one for free here.

• Governor Cuomo's Mandate Relief Redesign Team
Preliminary Report, March 2011

• New York State Council of School Superintendents
Rhetoric vs. Reality: Summary and Analysis of the 2011-12 Executive Budget for Education, Feb. 2011

• New York State School Boards Association
Property Tax Cap: Pass or Fail for New York School Districts, December 2010

• New York State Commission on Property Tax Relief
Final Report, December 2008

• New York State Commission on Local Government Efficiency & Competitiveness
Final Report, April 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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