Tuesday, April 7, 2019 from 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM

The proposed 2020-2021 budget reflects a tax levy increase of 1.00%. If you have any questions, please call the library at 516-249-9090.
For complete budget information, please turn to page two of our newsletter.

Important dates:

• March 9: Deadline to File Petitions for Library Trustee in the Library Director’s Office
• March 17: Absentee Ballot Applications will be available at the Library Director’s Office
• March 24: Board Meeting and Budget Hearing in the Library Conference Room at 6PM
• March 24: Voter Registration at the Library from 4PM-8PM
• April 7: Library Budget Vote and Trustee Election at the Library from 7:30AM-9PM
• April 7: Absentee Ballots must be Completed and Returned by 5PM

Click here for a Copy of our 2020-2021 Proposed Budget

A Letter from the Director: Debbie Podolski

Library Budget Vote and Trustee Election
April 7 – The library will be holding the budget vote and trustee election on Tuesday, April 7 from    7:30 AM to 9:00 PM at the library.

Library 2020-2021 Budget
This year’s proposed budget reflects a tax levy increase of 1%. All governments including public libraries must calculate the tax levy using a formula provided by the New York State Comptroller’s Office. After completing the tax cap calculation form on the NYS Comptroller’s portal, the library’s proposed tax levy is less than the tax levy increase allowable under the property tax cap law. The
current tax cap limit is 1.81%. Each year the library board of trustees has made a commitment to present a budget to the public to be voted on with a tax levy increase less than the allowable tax cap limit. The library board of trustees will be meeting on March 24 at 6 PM to approve the 2020-2021 proposed budget. All are welcome to attend. For a detailed budget go to our website or if you have any questions, please call the director’s office at 516-249-9010.

Voter Registration:
March 24 – 4 PM – 8 PM at the Library
You are eligible to vote if you have voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

Absentee Ballots:
March 17 – Applications for Absentee Ballots will be available at the Library. The application must be completed and returned 7 days before the vote.

Absentee Ballots will be received no later than 5 PM on Tuesday, April 7.

Library Trustee Candidate Petition:
March 9 – The Library Trustee position is a five-year term that begins July 1, 2020 and ends June 30, 2025. Interested candidates must obtain a petition from the Library. The petition must be returned by March 9 and include at least 25 signatures of citizens of the United States, eighteen (18) years of age or over that have resided within Farmingdale Union Free School District for the last thirty (30) days.

 

Farmingdale Public Library
Tax Appropriation Vote and Trustee Election
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 from 7:30 AM – 9 PM
At the Library

Library Taxes

Taxing jurisdictions, such as the library district, establish a budget which determines the tax levy or the amount of money to be raised by property taxes to keep the library operational.
Your library taxes are based on the assessed value of your property multiplied by the library tax rate, which is established by the Nassau County assessor’s office. All single-family houses in the Farmingdale Library District currently have a library tax rate of 39.159
Go to http://www.mynassauproperty.com to look up your property taxes.
The following are sample properties within the Farmingdale Library District.

Sample property: Incorporated Village – Old Style House with Porch
Assessed Value = 578
2019-2020 Library taxes = $226.34 per year or 62 cents per day.

Sample property: Incorporated Village – Colonial
Assessed Value = 859
2019-2020 Library taxes = $336.38 per year or 92 cents per day.

Sample property: South Farmingdale – Cape
Assessed Value = 450
2019-2020 Library taxes = $176.22 per year or 48 cents per day.

Sample property: North Massapequa – Split level
Assessed Value = 791
2019-2020 Library taxes = $309.75 per year or 85 cents per day.

Sample property: Massapequa Park – Ranch
Assessed Value = 295
2019-2020 Library taxes = $115.22 per year or 32 cents per day.