2014 Town Budget

Some basic explanations about the town budget and how town taxes are calculated.

Comments on the Supervisor's Tentative 2014 Budget

Notes on the Town Board's review of the Supervisor's Budget

Part I:  Meetings with department heads

Part II: Changes to the Supervisor's budget, fund balance, special district fee  and arriving at a Preliminary Budget

Fund Balance FAQ

Are Your Taxes Going Up or Down Next Year?

Town tax pie chart from 2014 Preliminary Budget

Why the "Weighted Average of All TownjSewer  Districts"  is a phony number

Budget Reflections: What Washington and Yorktown Have in Common, December, 2013

Special District Administrative Fee

Overview of the fee

How special district taxes can account for almost half your total town tax bill

How the state comptroller's office says the fee should be calculated

Are you paying more than your fair share of town taxes?

Why the flat percentage method is overcharging water district taxpayers