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Board tables proposal to raise Tax Collectors Association compensation after staff to provide fuller cost details
Summary
The board heard a proposal to increase compensation for the county Tax Collectors Association that would add roughly $15,000 to last year's total; board members asked for more detail on total cost and envelope/postage responsibilities and voted to table the matter for a later meeting.
The Tunkhannock Area School District Board discussed a plan by the Tax Collectors Association to increase compensation for tax-collection services and ultimately voted to table the proposal so staff can provide full cost details.
Board discussion covered the requested increases (the administration said the proposed changes would add about $15,000 to last year's total of $46,351), questions about which party would supply envelopes or pay postage for mailings, and whether stipend changes requested by the tax collectors were reasonable. A board member suggested staff did not provide enough detail for a decision and recommended tabling to allow inclusion of exact numbers in the January packet. The board voted to table the proposal.
Why it matters: increasing compensation for tax-collection services affects the district's budget and the net cost of tax administration to taxpayers; the board asked for a more complete cost breakdown before taking final action.
Next steps: staff said they will prepare exact figures and include them in the next board packet for January; the matter will return to a future meeting for decision.
