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Board to consider raising tax-collector rates, paying collectors for installment processing
Summary
District staff outlined options to increase tax-collector compensation and to pay collectors for installment payments; trustees agreed to place options on the next board agenda for a roll-call vote.
District business staff told the Mifflin County School District board that current tax-collector compensation has not been changed since a 2021 adjustment and that the board must set compensation by statute in election years.
The existing district rates are $2.00 per real-estate tax bill and $1.50 per per-capita bill, the presentation said. Staff proposed two possible changes: (1) pay collectors the same rate for installment payments as for single payments, and (2) raise the per-capita rate by 50 cents to equal the $2.00 real-estate rate.
Why it matters: Tax-collector compensation is a recurring district expense that,…
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