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Jersey Shore Area SD board approves final budget, sets tax rates and approves personnel and miscellaneous items
Summary
At the June 9 meeting the board approved personnel items, finance items including the final budget and tax rates, and miscellaneous items; tax rates and final budget were approved by roll call where recorded.
The Jersey Shore Area School District Board of School Directors approved multiple agenda items at its June 9 regular meeting, including personnel actions, the final budget, tax-rate settings and miscellaneous equipment and decommissioning items.
The board approved personnel items labeled a through s by voice vote. The board then approved finance items (letters a and b and letters e through r) by voice vote and took roll-call votes on two finance items: letter c (real estate tax rates) and letter d (final budget). Treasurer/staff member Mr. Enders presented the budget overview and the district's county millage information.
On tax rates (letter c), the board recorded a roll-call vote in which the members present voted "yes." The transcript records affirmative roll-call responses by Allen, Calvin, McDonald, Peters, Fermin, Thomas and Evelyn. On the final budget (letter d), the roll-call vote likewise passed; the transcript records affirmative responses during that roll call.
Mr. Enders reported the tax rates by county: Clinton County at 14.0613 mills (an increase of 0.0549 mills) and the other county at 18.6576 mills (a decrease of 0.0602 mills). He said homestead/farmstead exemptions remain in effect and that Lycoming County homestead/farmstead taxpayers would not see an increase unless assessed value exceeded a stated breakeven point. The final budget as presented showed a deficit of $356,348.73; with four positions realized the deficit would be $140,832, the staff reported.
The board then approved miscellaneous items a through j, including transfers and decommissioning of cafeteria equipment; staff said equipment in better condition was moved to Avis and older equipment will be decommissioned.
Motions to approve the items were made and seconded as recorded; where the meeting used roll-call votes, the transcript records named affirmative votes. Where voice votes were used, the board president called for "ayes" and the motion was declared passed.
The board closed the meeting announcing an executive session on personnel after adjournment; no business was conducted in that session during the public meeting.
