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School advocates press council for payroll‑tax certification as board faces budget deadline
Summary
Parents and education advocates asked the council to certify a higher payroll‑tax figure and transfer unclaimed funds to the school district before its March 19 budget deadline; corporation counsel said a memo documenting balances would be provided to the district.
Education advocates and parents urged the Jersey City Municipal Council to certify an accurate employer payroll‑tax amount and to transfer additional payroll‑tax revenue to the Jersey City Public School district ahead of the district’s budget deadline.
Speakers at the meeting said the payroll tax — a local revenue stream intended to offset reductions in state school aid — had been under‑certified in past years and that the school district was using a smaller certified amount when preparing its budget. Dana Patton of Jersey City Together told…
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