ROSCOE – The Roscoe Central School District’s budget of $10,288,047 has passed by a vote of 190-67 on June 20 after failing to pass the initial budget proposal in May.

The passed vote has lowered the proposed 2023-24 budget by more than $450,000 and brought the proposed tax levy increase to the calculated tax levy limit of 3.23 percent.

The budget only needed a simple majority (50 percent + 1) of votes in favor for approval. The first budget proposal was defeated 144-136 because it lacked a supermajority (60 percent) approval which was required since the proposed tax levy increase of 11.54 percent was above the district’s tax cap.

“We thank the voters for their support of this reduced budget,” Superintendent John Evans said.