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Fox Chapel Area School District adopts $123.19 million 2025-26 general fund budget, approves homestead exclusion
Summary
The Fox Chapel Area School District board approved a $123,187,421 general fund budget for 2025-26 with a real estate millage rate as presented and also approved a homestead and farmstead exclusion resolution. The board voted unanimously after months of review and public availability of the proposed budget.
The Fox Chapel Area School District Board of School Directors on May 5 approved a $123,187,421 general fund budget for the 2025-26 school year and adopted a homestead and farmstead exclusion resolution, as presented in the agenda.
The proposed final budget was presented for final approval after being advertised and available for public review for 30 days. The board recorded a roll-call vote and approved the budget and the homestead and farmstead exclusion; board members voted in the affirmative and the motion carried.
Board members and district staff said the administration and board committees had reviewed the proposal over several months, including a Committee of the Whole meeting on April 14, and that supporting documents were posted for public viewing. The agenda materials listed a proposed real estate tax rate of 22.070076 mills as presented in the budget summary.
The board’s action finalizes the operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. The district stated the budget was prepared with the board and administration reviewing public comments and prior committee work. The board’s meeting minutes record that the budget had been the subject of prior discussion and public viewing opportunities.
A board member expressed frustration with the county’s property-tax assessment process and urged county-level reform, noting the district and some municipalities face pressure from the current assessment model. That comment was made during the board discussion and was presented as an individual board member’s view rather than board policy.
The board voted unanimously to adopt the budget and to approve the homestead and farmstead exclusion resolution. The vote was recorded by the board secretary; the roll call recorded affirmative votes from Ms. Finley, Mr. Frank, Mr. Good, Mr. Hamilton, Dr. Hasselcorn, Mrs. Lynch, Ms. Zitch, Mrs. Cooper and Ms. Dadd.
The approval completes the board’s formal budget process for 2025-26; implementation steps and any subsequent budget transfers will be handled through the district’s normal procedures and brought to the board as required.
