Livingston BOE Approves School Budget With Tax Increase

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Board of Education approved a 2017-18 budget that will increase the school portion of Livingston residents’ taxes by 1.76 percent during their public meeting earlier this week.

The budget will increase taxes by $160 for the average Livingston homeowner with a property valued at $617,445, according to Livingston Schools Business Administrator Steve Robinson.

During Monday’s board meeting and budget hearing, Robinson said that 73 percent of the now-approved budget will go directly to students via “instruction and support services,” including special education, TAP Into Livingston reported.

Included in that total is the figure for staff salaries and benefits, which is routinely one of the largest expenses in the annual school budget.

The remaining budget items included operations, transportation, debt service, capital outlay, administration and business support services, TAP Into Livingston stated.

• Read the Livingston Public School District’s presentation “Understanding the School Budget” here.
• See a version of the 2018-19 “User-Friendly Budget” here.
• See additional 2017-18 budget information here.

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