Budget Vote & Election

Voters Approve Geneva CSD Budget

May 20 2025 8:57 PM

The Geneva City School District's proposed budget passed on Tuesday with 80.1 percent voter approval. Candidates Brian Finnerty and Matthew Herbert ran uncontested for the school board. As the top vote-getter, Mr. Finnerty won a five-year term, while Mr. Herbert won a one-year term.

The proposed transportation purchase was also approved, with 75.8 in favor, as was the Capital Reserve Fund, with 80.8 in favor.

The Geneva Public Library budget was approved with 78.1 percent in favor. Joann Holland, who ran uncontested, was elected to a five-year term as a library trustee.

PROPOSITION # 1: ADOPTION OF ANNUAL BUDGET
Yes: 455
No: 113

PROPOSITION #2: TRANSPORTATION PURCHASE
Yes: 428
No: 137

PROPOSITION #3: CAPITAL RESERVE FUND
Yes: 454

No: 108

BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION (Vote for 2)
Brian Finnerty: 516

Matthew Herbert: 423

PROPOSITION #4: GENEVA PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET
Yes: 439
No: 123

LIBRARY BOARD TRUSTEE (Vote for 1)
Joann Holland: 461

Three-Part Budget

Three-Part Budget for 2025-26	2024–25	2025–26	Variance
Administrative Budget
Professional Salaries	$ 1,884,244	$ 1,871,047	$ (13,197)
Support Staff Salaries	$ 1,234,731	$ 1,126,104	$ (108,627)
Equipment	$ 20,800	$ 20,500	$ (300)
Purchased Services/Contractual	$ 699,959	$ 712,854	$ 12,895
Materials & Supplies	$ 129,000	$ 127,355	$ (1,645)
Boces Services	$ 1,553,726	$ 1,306,121	$ (247,605)
Employee Benefits	$ 2,197,672	$ 1,991,805	$ (205,867)
Total Administrative Budget	$ 7,720,132	$ 7,155,786	$ (564,346)
Program Budget
Professional Salaries	$ 19,442,896	$ 19,741,139	$ 298,243
Support Staff Salaries	$ 3,921,297	$ 4,337,112	$ 415,815
Equipment	$ 125,175	$ 126,725	$ 1,550
Purchased Services/Contractual	$ 1,127,825	$ 1,199,014	$ 71,189
Materials & Supplies	$ 906,065	$ 888,645	$ (17,420)
Tuition	$ 525,000	$ 525,000	$ -
Textbooks	$ 166,900	$ 285,000	$ 118,100
Boces Services	$ 11,831,735	$ 12,106,073	$ 274,338
Employee Benefits	$ 14,871,060	$ 16,001,590	$ 1,130,530
Interfund Transfers - Summer Esy	$ 350,000	$ 350,000	$ -
Total Program Budget	$ 53,267,953	$ 55,560,298	$ 2,292,345
Capital Budget
Support Staff Salaries	$ 1,803,338	$ 1,913,978	$ 110,640
Equipment	$ 290,000	$ 290,000	$ -
Purchased Services/Contractual	$ 1,341,500	$ 1,622,670	$ 281,170
Materials & Supplies	$ 304,800	$ 364,500	$ 59,700
Boces Services	$ 37,595	$ 38,723	$ 1,128
Debt Service	$ 7,645,781	$ 7,577,771	$ (68,010)
Employee Benefits	$ 1,164,190	$ 1,271,965	$ 107,775
Interfund Transfer To Capital	$ 100,000	$ 100,000	$ -
Total Capital Budget	$ 12,687,204	$ 13,179,607	$ 492,403
Administrative, Program, & Capital
Grand Total Of Budget	$ 73,675,289	$ 75,895,691	$ 2,220,402

Revenues

Revenue Category	Proposed Budget
Tax Levy & Other Items	$ 23,270,536
State Aid	$ 46,549,155
Other Income	$ 1,943,000
PILOTS	$ 523,000
Subtotal Revenues	$ 72,285,691
Expenditures	$ 75,895,691

Expenditures	$ 75,895,691
Revenue Before FB & Reserves	$ 3,610,000

Use of Fund Balance & Reserves	Proposed Budget
Use of Fund Balance	$ 1,700,000
Employee's Retirement Reserve	$ 600,000
Teacher's Retirement Reserve	$ 500,000
Worker's Comp	$ 250,000
Employee Benefit Reserve	$ 30,000
Unemployment Reserve	$ 530,000
Total	$ 3,610,000

Tax Levy

	Actual 2020–21	Actual 2021–22	Actual 2022–23	Actual 2023–24	Actual 2024–25	Estimated 2025–26
Maximum Allowable Levy Increase*	1.96%	2.02%	4.92%	4.39%	5.04%	0.27%
Actual Levy Increase	1.96%	1.00%	3.90%	3.90%	3.90%	0.27%
CombinedTaxpayer Savings	$ -	$ 208,971.49	$ 211,679.96	$104,515.58	$ 262,801.41

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Three-Part Budget

Revenues

Tax Levy

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