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Cheltenham SD officials discuss township plan to eliminate elected tax collector, consider software requirement
Summary
School finance staff told the Cheltenham School District finance committee the district can operate under three tax-collection options being considered by the township and is preparing a possible resolution asking for uniform tax software and contractual protections ahead of a municipal deadline.
School finance staff told the Cheltenham School District Finance Committee on Jan. 7 that the district is prepared to operate under any of three tax-collection approaches the township is considering: keep the elected tax collector, have the township collect in-house, or outsource to a third-party vendor.
The discussion centered on how each option would affect the district’s operations and whether the district should adopt a resolution requiring tax-collection software and contract terms if the township changes its process. "At the end of the day, we're prepared to do whatever the township decides," Staff member Josh Sweigler said during the meeting.
Why it matters: about 80% of the property taxes collected in the township are remitted to the school district, committee members noted, so changes to who collects taxes could affect timing, reporting and administrative costs. The district…
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