North Hills says district remains stable despite Pennsylvania budget impasse but will lose earned interest revenue

Board member Missus Elwood provided a finance update at the Oct. 2 committee meeting and said North Hills School District remains financially stable and retains sufficient operating cash flow to carry the district into the next calendar year despite the Pennsylvania state budget not yet being passed. Elwood presented items proposed for the legislative meeting agenda including general fund bills, capital project fund bills, food service fund bills and a September payroll amount.

Superintendent Doctor Mannarino told the board the absence of a state budget is having a specific fiscal impact: the district is losing earned interest revenue it had expected to collect. Mannarino said the lack of earned income will have a negative impact on the budget compared with projections that included both state revenues and interest income. The committee voted to add the finance items to the legislative agenda; two board members said they would abstain from a specific check (check 80525) under general fund bills during the upcoming legislative action.

Why it matters: while operations are stable in the near term according to district leadership, reduced interest income and the continuing state budget impasse create uncertainty for long‑term revenue expectations. The finance items will be brought to the legislative meeting for approval, and board members flagged an abstention on a specific check for the record.

Next steps: the finance items (bills and payroll) were added to the legislative agenda; the district will monitor state budget developments and budget impacts.