Overview
Cooperstown's amended adopted budget for June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027 totals $9,641,498 across all funds (summary page prints $9,641,499 — see basis notice). The General Fund is $6,229,111 (about 63% in the document's chart), with streets permanent improvement ($1,396,168) the largest General Fund line, followed by employee benefits ($807,170), the fire department ($600,775), streets ($564,722), and police ($535,996). The tax levy is $1,864,182 on an estimated tax base of $344,388,030, a rate of $5.413028 per $1,000.
Source: Village of Cooperstown Amended Adopted Budget 2026-2027.
At a glance — amended adopted budget 2026-27
Source: Village of Cooperstown Amended Adopted Budget 2026-2027.
Headline budget
Appropriations by fund, 2026-27 amended adopted (sums exactly to $9,641,498).
| General Fund | $6,229,111 |
| Water Fund | $1,638,240 |
| Sewer Fund | $1,645,532 |
| Trolley Enterprise Fund | $108,265 |
| Trust and Agency Fund | $20,350 |
| Total (fund totals; summary page prints $9,641,499) | $9,641,498 |
General Fund revenues, 2026-27 amended adopted (sums exactly to $6,229,111).
| Other revenues | $3,313,233 |
| Real estate taxes | $1,864,182 |
| Appropriated cash (use of surplus) | $540,696 |
| Appropriated reserve | $501,000 |
| Interfund transfers | $10,000 |
| Total General Fund revenues | $6,229,111 |
Source: Village of Cooperstown Amended Adopted Budget 2026-2027, summary and fund pages.
Breakdown
Largest General Fund appropriations, 2026-27 amended adopted (recap by department; the full recap sums exactly to $6,229,111).
| Streets permanent improvement | $1,396,168 |
| Employee benefits | $807,170 |
| Fire department | $600,775 |
| Streets | $564,722 |
| Police | $535,996 |
| Special items | $314,851 |
| Interfund transfers | $300,000 |
| Doubleday Field | $234,166 |
| Serial bonds | $200,750 |
| Buildings | $161,495 |
Other funds, 2026-27 amended adopted: Water Fund administration $165,734, source of supply $504,461, transmission and distribution $599,130, employee benefits $78,040, serial bonds $64,875, interfund transfers $200,000 (total $1,638,240, with special items $26,000); Sewer Fund administration $158,442, sanitary sewers $581,614, sewage treatment $507,021, employee benefits $63,540, serial bonds $104,914, interfund transfers $200,000, special items $30,000 (total $1,645,532, as printed; the listed lines sum to $1,645,531, a $1 rounding difference in the source). Estimated fund surplus at May 31, 2026: General Fund $1,434,087 total ($540,696 appropriated, $893,391 unappropriated); Water Fund $2,971,350; Sewer Fund $885,162.
Source: Village of Cooperstown Amended Adopted Budget 2026-2027, recap and schedules.
Elected officials
The cited budget document lists positions, not office-holder names, for the village government, so no roster is shown. Cooperstown is governed by a Village Board of Trustees with a Mayor.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Village of Cooperstown, Amended Adopted Budget, June 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027. Amended Adopted Budget 2026-2027.
- Sum checks: fund totals exact ($9,641,498); General Fund revenues exact ($6,229,111); General Fund recap exact ($6,229,111); Water Fund recap exact ($1,638,240); Sewer Fund recap exact ($1,645,532 as printed; listed detail lines sum $1 less); summary page prints $9,641,499, $1 above the recap (disclosed above).
- What is not claimed: no office-holder names are shown (the document lists positions only); Cooperstown is a village, not a city.
- Jurisdiction palette: No verified New York jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.