The Floral Park Board of Trustees presented the village's 2007-08 tentative operating budget of $21,567,396 during a public hearing April 11. The board at first reserved decision to mull over residents' comments but later approved the proposed budget.

The net amount to be raised by taxes is $17,452,302. This means that the proposed tax rate per $100 of assessed valuation is $9.38, 51 cents more than it was in 2006-07.

Total appropriations resulted in $23,446,043 with $21,567,396 for the General Fund, $1,340,625 for the Library Fund, $513,022 for the Pool Fund and $25,000 (the same as it was in 2006-07) for Community Development. Although the swimming pool is contained in the budget, it is self-sustaining and not supported by taxpayer dollars.

	2006-07	2007-08
Appropriations
-General Fund	$20,375,609	$21,567,396
Revenues
-General Fund	$3,246,000	$3,453,108
-Appropriated Fund Balance	$646,564	$661,986
Amount Raised by Taxes	$16,483,045	$17,452,302
Assessed Valuation	$185,829,140	$186,058,653
Tax Rate Per $100	$8.87	$9.38