Southampton School Budget Vote Tuesday: What You Need To Know

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — Southampton residents will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the 2022 to 2023 school budget vote and school board candidate election.

The district's proposed $74,990,000 budget reflects a spending increase of 1.34 percent and a 2.31 percent tax levy increase, below the tax levy cap.

Voters will weigh in on a number of propositions, including spending $4,900,000 from the existing capital reserve fund for the acquisition of property located at 300 and 310 Hampton Road for an administrative office. Also, voters will decide on a proposition that would establish a 10-year capital reserve fund of $2.5 million for technology equipment and infrastructure upgrades, funded from budget surplus and appropriations.

Another proposition would authorize the Board of Education to undertake capital improvements, including renovating or replacing three HVAC units in Southampton High School; renovating and/or installing an HVAC system in the Southampton garage bay area; renovating or replacing the planetarium at Southampton High School to install new seating, carpeting, and wall coating; performing roof repairs at Southampton Elementary School; installing outdoor fitness center equipment and an outdoor basketball court, with related surface materials and fencing; and boiler repairs at Southampton Intermediate School, all at a cost of $1,480,000, from the 2017 10-year capital reserve fund.

None of the propositions impact the tax levy, the district said.

Two candidates, Germain L. Smith and Robert Scott Gaeckle, are running for one open seat to replace Michael G. Medio, whose term expires on June 30.

The annual budget vote and election will be held on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Southampton Intermediate School music room.