On May 21, when Fayetteville-Manlius School District residents vote on the proposed 2024-25 school budget, they will also have the opportunity to vote on two public library propositions: one to levy and collect a tax in the amount of $2,043,278 for the Fayetteville Free Library and the other to levy and collect a tax in the amount of $1,470,568 for the Manlius Library.
If voters approve the propositions, the school district would annually levy and collect taxes in the new amount for the libraries beginning in the 2024-25 fiscal year. The amount authorized for library services is listed as a separate line on residents’ tax bills.
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 budgets. 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.
The school district does not endorse, control or recommend any aspect of how the libraries spend money.
Library Budget Information
More information about each library and its budget is available at their respective websites.
Fayetteville Free Library
315-637-6374; extension 307
www.fflib.org
Manlius Library
315-682-6400
www.manliuslibrary.org/about/board-of-trustees/
May 21 Ballot
In addition to voting on two library propositions, district residents will also vote on:
- The district’s operating budget proposal for the 2024-25 school year, which would maintain all existing student programming, staffing levels, and mental health support resources across all school district buildings
- A capital project proposal to address critical aging infrastructure needs and safety and security upgrades at every school building
- A school bus purchasing proposal to replace the district’s oldest and least efficient buses
- A non-voting (ex-officio) student member to serve on the F-M Board of Education
- Three (3) district residents to serve on the board of education
More information about the vote is available on the budget and finance section of the district website.