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Board hears proposals on tax-collector fee increases, cyber insurance renewal and a PSBA posting fee
Summary
Administrators proposed a 3% per-year increase over the next four years to tax-collector fees, recommended renewing the district’s cyber insurance (with staff signing the policy if needed before the next meeting), and discussed a $575 PSBA fee to post the superintendent vacancy amid broader questions about PSBA membership value.
The board on Tuesday discussed a set of routine financial and administrative matters: a proposed multi-year increase for tax-collector fees, renewal of cyber insurance coverage and a membership/posting fee for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA).
On tax-collector fees, staff reviewed options for the four-year fee cycle that begins with 2026 collections. Administration recommended a modest approach: apply a 3% increase per year across fee categories rather than a single large jump or leaving fees unchanged. “I can build that chart for you to have for Tuesday,” a staff member said; board members generally supported a 3% annual adjustment for the next four years and asked staff to prepare the necessary figures for formal action.
The board also reviewed the district’s cyber insurance renewal. Staff said a renewal quote was available and the premium had decreased; because the policy would expire before the next meeting, the administration asked permission to sign the policy and seek retroactive approval from the board. No board member objected in the discussion; staff said they coordinated coverage compatibility with on-site software and the district’s IT team.
A brief exchange addressed a $575 PSBA posting fee to list the superintendent vacancy in addition to the district’s annual PSBA membership (noted in the packet as $14,381). One board member criticized the additional posting fee despite the district’s existing membership payments and said the board should evaluate the value it receives from PSBA before renewing or paying add-on services. Staff said the superintendent search consultant had already posted the vacancy with PSBA and that the membership renewal falls at the end of the school year.
Other financial items on the packet included standard audit engagement proposals and auxiliary account activity; no formal financial votes took place during the discussion, but staff indicated the cyber renewal and tax-collector fee proposal would appear on future consent or business agendas for formal action.
