2013 Rocky Point Voter Guide: How Will You Vote?

Voters in the Rocky Point district will head to the polls on Tuesday to say “yes” or “no” to the Rocky Point school district’s proposed $74.3 million 2013-14 budget.

When this budget was adopted, superintendent Michael Ring said, "It truly is a budget that keeps everything together without excessing staff and keeps the taxes within the cap.”   

Will you vote yes or no? Why? Log in to Patch and tell us in the comments.

Proposition 1: Quick Facts

• Proposed Budget: $74,261,582
• Tax Levy Increase: 3.54 percent (below cap)
• Year-Over-Year Budget Increase: 3.75 percent

Recent Budget Coverage on Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch:
• Rocky Point Adopts Budget Under Tax Cap

School Board Candidates (vote for one)
• Jessica Ward
• Susan Sullivan

Proposition 2: Capital Reserve Fund
• Provides mechanism to set aside funds for future capital projects.
• No funds allocated in the 2013-14 budget for this fund.
• Voter approval required to utilize funds

Polling Information

• Location: Rocky Point High School Gymnasium (90 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road)
• Vote between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.

What if the budget doesn’t pass?
• The school board can choose to put the same budget up for a re-vote at a future date.
• The school board can choose to put up a revised budget at a future date.
• The school board can choose to go right into a contingency budget, which would not increase the tax levy but which would likely cause millions of dollars more in cuts.
• If a budget vote fails twice, the school district automatically is subject to a contingency budget.

View related budget documents on the school district’s website.