District staff previews Act 1 tax-resolution proposal that would keep increase within 4.0% index
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Summary
District staff told the board they will present an Act 1 resolution for 2025–26 that would keep the district's allowed tax-rate increase within the Act 1 index of 4.0%, which staff estimated would generate roughly $1.3 million in local revenue; formal action is scheduled for a future meeting.
District staff told the Northwestern Lehigh School District board that they will present an Act 1 resolution to set the district’s 2025–26 tax-index increase within the Act 1 cap (described in the meeting as 4.0 percent). Staff said the resolution typically appears each January during non-election years and requested board approval at the next meeting.
Staff estimated that applying the 4.0 percent index would yield approximately $1.3 million in new local revenue for the district in 2025–26. The board did not vote on the resolution at the workshop; staff asked for approval at the board’s January meeting (the presenter specified January 22nd).
Why it matters: Act 1 tax resolutions establish the district’s local-tax increase limits under Pennsylvania’s Act 1 framework and set the cap used in budget planning; adopting the index affects the revenue available to the district for the coming school year.
Meeting context: staff described the Act 1 resolution as an annual, routine item in non-election years and said no new public comments or objections had been received to date. The presentation was informational; the board will consider formal approval on the stated future date.
Ending: Staff requested board action at the next scheduled meeting; no formal vote occurred during the workshop.