Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 5/21/2025 - 5:30 PM
Category: BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Type: Action
Subject: 11.3 2025/2026 Appropriation of Fund Balance
District Goals:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Rationale: 2025/2026 Appropriation of Fund Balance
Funding:
Resolution: WHEREAS, the Board of Education finds it necessary to appropriate a portion of the fiscal year 2023-2024 unassigned general fund balance for the purpose of balancing the 2025-2026 budget; and

WHEREAS, the Yonkers City School District Financial Statements at year ended, June 30, 2024, show an unassigned general fund balance of $38,179,639;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to appropriate a portion of the fiscal year 2023-2024 unassigned General Fund balance in an amount not to exceed $24,000,000 to address the budget shortfall.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
Signed By:
John Liszewski - Commissioner
Signed By:
Anibal Soler, Jr. - Superintendent of Schools
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Kevin Cacace Moved, Member Gail Burns seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS, the Board of Education finds it necessary to appropriate a portion of the fiscal year 2023-2024 unassigned general fund balance for the purpose of balancing the 2025-2026 budget; and

WHEREAS, the Yonkers City School District Financial Statements at year ended, June 30, 2024, show an unassigned general fund balance of $38,179,639;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to appropriate a portion of the fiscal year 2023-2024 unassigned General Fund balance in an amount not to exceed $24,000,000 to address the budget shortfall.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 6 - 0
   
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Arz Raheem     Yes