When Fayetteville-Manlius School District voters go to the polls on May 19, they will be asked to consider the district’s $122 million 2026-27 budget proposal, elect three board of education members and approve two other propositions.
District-related Propositions
- A $122,496,620 proposed budget for the 2026-27 school year that increases spending 5.22% ($6,077,072) and carries a 3.12% tax levy increase, which is at the district’s calculated tax levy limit.
- The proposed purchase of six diesel-powered school buses and two gasoline-powered vans at a total cost not to exceed $1,529,830.
Library Propositions
- The Manlius Library Tax Levy: $1,548,396
- Fayetteville Free Library Tax Levy: $2,172,035
New York state education law allows libraries to place a funding proposition on school district ballots and requires school districts, at the libraries’ requests, to levy and collect taxes for libraries.
The libraries are separate legal entities from the school district, with their own funding and budget. The amount of the tax levy collected by a school district for a library remains the same each year until the library requests a proposition to change that amount.
Board of Education Election
Only two candidates submitted petitions by the 5 p.m. April 20 deadline to have their names placed on the ballot. They are:
- Robert J. Spencer
- Kristen Purcell
There is space on the ballot for voters to write in the name of a candidate. Voters may cast a ballot for any combination of named candidates or write-in candidates so long as no more than three individuals are indicated per ballot. The three individuals with the highest vote totals will be elected to the board. The term for each open seat is three years, and they each begin July 1.
Public Hearing
- Monday, May 11
- 6 p.m. F-M Board of Education Meeting
- Eagle Hill Middle School
Vote Information
- Tuesday, May 19
- 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Wellwood Middle School
More information about the budget and propositions are available at www.fmschools.org/budget-finance.