At the invitation of President Rick Rugani, Bronxville Mayor Mary Marvin addressed the Board of Education at its February meeting. She began by describing the various cost-cutting measures embraced by the Village, including rebidding contracts, layoffs, unfilled positions, joint purchasing, and changing health care providers. She also emphasized employee contributions to health care premiums (15%) and post-retirement benefits (35%). Finally, she affirmed that the Village is adopting an aggressive approach to certiorari tax settlements and related litigation.
She characterized her remarks as "sounding an alarm on behalf of residents who can no longer afford to live here", stating that a solid community and sound tax base require a balanced demographic mix of residents, including empty-nesters as well as families with school-aged children. She concluded by pointing out that the entire burden of village and school expenses rests on the shoulders of 2300 households, with 17% of property taxes supporting municipal government and 83% supporting the schools.
