LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — The Liverpool Central School District’s budget process hit a pause Monday night after the Board of Education voted 8-1 to delay a final decision on a proposed budget plan aimed at closing a nearly $17 million gap.
That decision, along with dozens of proposed position cuts, is now expected to come back before the board on April 20. District leaders say rising costs, including employee benefits, transportation and specialized services, combined with funding that has not kept pace, have created a major shortfall.
To help close that gap, Superintendent Richard Chapman told the board the district is proposing to cut 78 positions, including more than 30 teaching assistants…