Overview
Schoharie County's adopted 2026 budget totals $104,135,737, up 3.96% from the 2025 adopted budget of $100,164,925. The Administrator's letter says the Finance Committee cut $2.5 million from the tentative budget, that health insurance and retirement costs rose sharply, and that sales tax revenue fell by more than $1 million in 2025. The property tax levy rises 8.17% to $24,414,287, above the tax-cap limit — a fact the budget book prints in its own cap calculation.
Source: Schoharie County 2026 Final Budget.
At a glance — adopted budget 2026
Source: Schoharie County 2026 Final Budget.
Headline budget
From the budget book's Summary County Budget and Summary of Budget by Fund. Appropriations excluding interfund transfers, plus interfund appropriations, equal total appropriations; total revenues plus the levy do the same.
| Total appropriations, 2026 adopted | $104,135,737 |
| Appropriations excl. interfund transfers | $92,745,503 |
| Plus interfund appropriations | $11,390,234 |
| Estimated revenues (other than property tax) | $62,278,405 |
| Interfund revenues | $11,390,234 |
| Appropriated reserve | $552,811 |
| Appropriated fund balance | $5,500,000 |
| Total revenues | $79,721,450 |
| Property tax levy | $24,414,287 |
| 2025 adopted total (comparison) | $100,164,925 |
Source: Schoharie County 2026 Final Budget.
Breakdown by fund
Appropriations excluding interfund transfers by fund, plus each fund's total appropriations including interfund transfers where the book prints them.
| General Fund (excl. interfund) | $81,364,144 |
| County Road Fund (excl. interfund) | $8,498,134 |
| Machinery Fund (excl. interfund) | $1,379,025 |
| Debt Service Fund | $1,504,200 |
| Subtotal excl. interfund | $92,745,503 |
| General Fund total appropriations | $91,534,428 |
| County Road Fund total appropriations | $9,718,084 |
| Total appropriations, all funds | $104,135,737 |
Sum checks: $81,364,144 + $8,498,134 + $1,379,025 + $1,504,200 = $92,745,503; $92,745,503 + $11,390,234 = $104,135,737; $62,278,405 + $11,390,234 + $552,811 + $5,500,000 = $79,721,450; $79,721,450 + $24,414,287 = $104,135,737. General Fund unassigned fund balance was $29,912,850 at December 31, 2024, leaving an estimated $18,712,850 after the $5,500,000 appropriated for 2026.
Source: Schoharie County 2026 Final Budget.
Elected officials
Board of Supervisors as listed in the 2026 Final Budget (town supervisors). County Administrator and Budget Officer: Bryan Best.
| Chairman | William Federice |
| Vice Chairman | Donald M. Airey |
| Clerk of the Board | Judi Beeler |
| Blenheim | Donald M. Airey |
| Broome | William M. Smith, III |
| Carlisle | John H. Leavitt |
| Cobleskill | Werner T. Hampel |
| Conesville | William Federice |
| Esperance | Earl VanWormer III |
| Fulton | Philip Skowfoe Jr. |
| Gilboa | Alicia Terry |
| Jefferson | Margaret Hait |
| Middleburgh | John Youmans |
| Richmondville | Jeffrey Haslun |
| Schoharie | Benjamin J. Oevering |
| Seward | Mark Fletcher |
| Sharon | Sandra Manko |
| Summit | Roger Gural |
| Wright | Alexander Luniewski |
Source: Schoharie County 2026 Final Budget.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Schoharie County, 2026 Final Budget (adopted budget, transmittal December 19, 2025). 2026 Final Budget.
- Sum checks: all four identities above reconcile exactly; the book's own year-over-year table confirms the 3.96% increase and the 8.17% levy increase.
- Disclosed: the levy exceeds the computed cap limit by $831,661 (3.53%); the county seat is the Village of Schoharie (County Office Building, 284 Main Street).
- 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.