The budget is part of a multiyear effort to right the city's finances after years of mismanagement, officials said, adding the property tax increase would raise a homeowner's tax bill by an estimated $574.
The city was just one step above junk bond status in July 2021 but finances have since turned around, with the city last year getting its first upgrade in six years, acting city manager said.
The tiny East End district will eliminate prekindergarten and reduce special education services. It had to adopt a contingency budget, which includes a tax freeze, after losing two consecutive budget votes earlier this year.
Most polls in Nassau County and western Suffolk open at 6 a.m. or 7 a.m. Tuesday and close at 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. In eastern Suffolk, many polls open in the early afternoon and close around 8 p.m.
Long Islanders head to the polls Tuesday to vote on school districts' nearly $15.2 billion in proposed spending, as well as hundreds of school board candidates. Included in the budgets are a combined $9.5 billion in school property taxes.
The school-aid boost for the Nassau-Suffolk region, approved by legislators Tuesday, comes on top of a $458 million hike in 2022-23 and a $417 million increase in 2021-22.
A state audit released late last month found that nearly 20% of the company's cash disbursements in 2017 and 2018 were for purposes deemed "inappropriate" or "unsupported."