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Spring-Ford board adopts preliminary general fund figures, OKs applying for Act 1 referendum exception
Summary
The Spring-Ford Area School District board adopted a proposed preliminary general fund and voted to apply for a 2025–26 Act 1 referendum exception, both by unanimous votes; finance staff reported higher-than-expected health benefit costs and steady revenue streams.
The Spring-Ford Area School District board of school directors on Jan. 21 adopted a proposed preliminary general fund and unanimously approved applying for a 2025–26 Act 1 referendum exception as part of its budget timeline.
The preliminary-general-fund matter was introduced at the work session as a time-sensitive, Act 1–driven step; a board member moved the adoption and the board voted in favor. The board then voted to authorize staff to apply for a referendum exception for 2025–26 under the Act 1 process. "The referendum exceptions are a pathway ... to, if the board wishes to go over the index of 4% ...…
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