The Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES component school boards voted on Wednesday, April 15, to approve the $5,147,147 Herkimer BOCES administrative budget for the 2026-27 school year.
Component district school boards took a vote on whether to approve the BOCES administrative budget and then cast an overall vote as a board. The budget passed with a vote of 9-1 among the 10 school boards.
BOCES component district school boards only vote on the administrative component of the BOCES budget.
The school boards unanimously voted to re-elect three incumbent Herkimer BOCES Board of Education members.
The following candidates were elected to three-year terms from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029: James (Bob) Schmid, representing Dolgeville Central School District; Michele Szarek, representing Poland Central School District, and Ronald Loiacono, representing Mount Markham Central School District.