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Lanier said investments typically include Treasury bills or short-term obligations and warned the district cannot treat any expenditure as an investment: \"You can't go and buy Bitcoin with school funds,\" he said. He argued the health care center has not reduced premiums and cited figures he said showed premiums rose from about $30,000,000 to $32,000,000 year over year. Lanier also said the PV array proposed for the high school is too small to meaningfully offset electrical costs and questioned ongoing maintenance and regulatory limits on production.

Committee members did not take formal action on Lanier's remarks during the public comment period. Staff and committee members recorded the comment and continued with the meeting’s agenda; the committee later opened the list of action items to move multiple items to the June 18 board action meeting.

Lanier’s comments were delivered during the public comment portion of the finance committee meeting; staff did not provide a financial rebuttal on the record during the meeting. The committee’s agenda items, including the general fund budget, assessment appeals and procurement matters, were handled separately and advanced for board consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","NPSD School Board Finance Committee Meeting 6-3-25","oneSentenceSummary","A Lansdale resident during public comment questioned the district’s characterization of its employee health care center and proposed solar PV installation as \"investments,\" citing health-care premium increases and limited solar array size as reasons the projects do not meet typical investment criteria.","taxTitle","North Penn SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",14588,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6217745,"Committee forwards elementary library digital research RFP award to Capstone and PebbleGo",61,647000,708000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643067-80bf57ade602cad64c6497a32ca605e8&start=647&end=708","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643067-80bf57ade602cad64c6497a32ca605e8/thumbnail_647000.jpg","/articles/6217745/Pennsylvania/Committee-forwards-elementary-library-digital-research-RFP-award-to-Capstone-and-PebbleGo","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217745-5c7917a95f1c90d1055705c251e86373/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165150&Signature=emiCTJtvEPPFjzIUZaW37MvhhYevwMP6E-wqyK9TkbibmEZbPxW0tGvFW1ijicV6JMvksm5vUiDl3pzKETW8PAYnXLWpfeur8Z9oZRfRgHUvsa97Nc0B1PDO7LktpE3vLmbni4-PF-k3zUGWzaQv4l8-zcWzTPKPxKHPQjXdnoPdFydZUsI2frW8Oa7VQKyCtqIgXJii13vybKZb4xTL7omfQz2yu6wPN0mhLJo4pjxODe7YFWNAIBqhLZd7pXyVGtQk2UHtlBhFIvaAalaLoMiYQECl7htvVBuxMTxy~Zmx78-GQ7zyYUHplP034tkzkMGElTw25BTDacMsuoarEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Penn School District finance committee recommended placing on the June 18 action agenda the awarding of an elementary library digital research and literacy resource tool contract to the vendors selected through the district's request for proposals process.

Staff said four vendors responded to the RFP; three respondents did not meet required certifications and qualifications. During procurement conversations with district staff, the committee said the district would proceed with Capstone and PebbleGo as the selected vendors and will present the recommendation at the June 18 board action meeting.

A committee motion to place the award on the board action meeting agenda carried by voice vote. Staff described ongoing procurement conversations and confirmed the recommended vendors will be listed on the June 18 agenda for board action.","After an RFP with four respondents, the committee recommended placing on June 18 the award of the elementary library digital research and literacy resource tool RFP to the selected vendors (Capstone and PebbleGo) that met certification and qualification requirements.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6217750,"Finance committee clears district-initiated assessment appeals, authorizes appraisal for 506 Stump Road",283,286000,569000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643067-80bf57ade602cad64c6497a32ca605e8&start=286&end=569","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643067-80bf57ade602cad64c6497a32ca605e8/thumbnail_286000.jpg","/articles/6217750/Pennsylvania/Finance-committee-clears-district-initiated-assessment-appeals-authorizes-appraisal-for-506-Stump-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217750-45c8cfc9838b029cd9af0dbead8eec07/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165150&Signature=eBqb4vPcU9TT24G4foryWBbzOQ0UeKaCxAmEyEABPcZ7Xo5vHFKOnerk1eTZ1v7l358SjprIEfelYCQ0yED9Cpw9pSXgsEdwJSPGA79p2d6sFurpazjJxw~neJJYu64beMmXXh3QdkUtz2XqceyhesQdzvq4VboumMsIt4MuyiKbDHA9gA9NQtYivvyzQlaoCEqT8R1b13QuZelKX64~81pvdBk3lFcxk8NbnrodaYB~7to1k0D~ug-za5i36JdZZJEKKw7yXTkaF397zm6h9Lj9bUoY-OdY-kMOl8EtIxaJYAaD8zGBw2W-zRDCM6w5nfYqOCyVeluP1xUXrt~UMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Penn School District finance committee recommended placing on the June 18 action meeting agenda a slate of district-initiated real estate tax assessment appeals for 2025. The district's policy is to consider an appeal when it believes a property's assessed value is undervalued by $600,000 or more.

Staff explained the district receives an inventory from the county, compares market value to assessed value using the common level ratio, and asks an independent law firm to review candidates before the district pursues an appeal. The process aims to ensure properties are equitably assessed so other taxpayers are not required to “pick up the slack.”

Separately, the committee recommended placement on the June 18 agenda of a motion to obtain an appraisal for 506 Stump Road. Staff noted the property’s assessed value is $1,800,000 while its 2023 sale price was reported as $8,000,000; the committee approved moving forward with the appraiser used by the district’s attorney to produce a valuation for potential appeal.

Committee members asked about timing and county filing deadlines; staff said appeals are prepared at this time of year and must meet Montgomery County filing deadlines (speaker said she would confirm the specific county deadline). Both items were moved and seconded and carried by voice vote; placement on the June 18 action meeting agenda was recommended.","The committee recommended placing district-initiated appeals for properties believed undervalued (threshold $600,000) on the June 18 agenda and approved obtaining an appraisal for 506 Stump Road, where the assessed value is $1.8 million and reported 2023 sale price was $8 million.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6217755,"Finance committee recommends homestead and farmstead gaming-credit resolution to action agenda",46,232000,278000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643067-80bf57ade602cad64c6497a32ca605e8&start=232&end=278","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643067-80bf57ade602cad64c6497a32ca605e8/thumbnail_232000.jpg","/articles/6217755/Pennsylvania/Finance-committee-recommends-homestead-and-farmstead-gaming-credit-resolution-to-action-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217755-bf231cf79fa20927cfad65a1b383f208/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165150&Signature=VB1vXdhNyaF8RGMFL6um77moj3Llbb4cwjEZyetLjWAmRnAO3Oq5N7A~k8F7xPLTusToJ5ZJVAUbvBkZsQgYjikcVCRFJ4QKl3abDUg3ToQbAD70f61pS5HJQAphBcH95APaKIR-wzbkwHv6QBCczEaDB1ZECe5XdB-lqY74pSgXpEpbkqnkTLKzgk63ItCsoBgty8g-rL4bl2wqsNIKPwRp2tCWyGxuTM22S1ubgPI4t9Uo~Rnjpw0fTvWl4AX3t5aTBd46WytweClPAJSmP-8tTQZmjALb~QswSdtXdNGi4nO12ak9hhPC2A8Nqt-7Cr1YCt1tuK4U7qXOR0G2xw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Penn School District finance committee recommended placing a resolution on the June 18 action meeting agenda that applies $8,400,000 in state gaming revenue to homestead and farmstead tax credits for qualifying properties.

Finance staff explained the payment is not a tax-rate reduction but a state-sponsored credit applied to qualified property tax bills. A staff speaker described it as a coupon from the state: \"it's not really a reduction in taxes, it's a credit against their taxes,\" and noted the district's tax rates are unchanged by the credit.

Committee members said the credit equates to about $343 per household tax bill for qualifying homesteads. The committee moved and seconded the item; the motion carried by voice vote. The item will appear on the June 18 action meeting agenda for full-board action.

The resolution uses state gaming revenue to offset individual tax bills for qualifying homesteads and farmsteads; staff did not indicate changes to district tax rates.","Committee recommended placing a resolution that allocates $8.4 million in state gaming revenue as homestead and farmstead tax credits — roughly $343 per qualifying household — on the June 18 action agenda.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6217759,"North Penn SD finance committee moves 4% millage increase budget to June 18 action meeting",82,757000,839000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643067-80bf57ade602cad64c6497a32ca605e8&start=757&end=839","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643067-80bf57ade602cad64c6497a32ca605e8/thumbnail_757000.jpg","/articles/6217759/Pennsylvania/North-Penn-SD-finance-committee-moves-4-millage-increase-budget-to-June-18-action-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217759-e204ae4a571172a9b4fe2258f1004528/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165150&Signature=H8Sz2PmjrWChuXXsY1PyHZPzTQsy2IoMFAYMUFxT86LkP4yW80e9KbD4mJRB1lrkTDois2ypR-TDCgsJAZKwkgla3yDIcbVuR1AgrPpyjw80f3vSxHR1TJV3r0uuF8ANNX02H-KqD4CqPO3WK2wgXVyrlpXLQYWk9LiprB1JPKRJk~z8KZhNu9704AQ3c30TSM1uBu2e8P58Vj0JjOwRy8m7Bjk3gYF2vfN3McsiEXmPz8xD7QrOpABgFXLOl70EE5U8oa9oK6EzKyRW0aHfxl5wyRb1Y~L0DsSUchDBkvR8aQGdQ98mRQUuK28NNHTFsi02F1ghubiSBynhgu7wMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","North Penn School District finance committee recommended placing the proposed 2025–26 general fund budget — reflecting a 4% millage increase and a total appropriation of $348,735,000 — on the board's June 18 action meeting agenda.

The recommendation, made during the finance committee meeting, brings the draft budget forward for the full board’s consideration but does not adopt the budget. The treasurer and CFO noted there have been “no meaningful changes to the budget since the last time we proposed it.”

Committee members moved and seconded the recommendation; the motion carried by voice vote. Committee members thanked district staff for preparing the budget materials. The student representative provided no finance-related changes and described upcoming school events but did not speak to the budget proposal.

The finance committee will revisit final adoption and any adjustments at the board action meeting. The committee also set its next finance meetings for July 8 at 6 p.m. and Aug. 5.","The finance committee recommended placing the proposed 2025–26 general fund budget, which reflects a 4% millage increase and $348,735,000 in appropriations, on the June 18 board action meeting agenda; the recommendation is not a final adoption.","actionData","errors"]

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