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Scranton School Board approves proposed 2026 budget and starts 30-day adoption clock
Summary
The Scranton School District board approved a proposed 2026 budget Tuesday totaling about $241.4 million in revenues and expenditures, including a $5 million budgetary reserve and a revenue-neutral millage adjustment; final adoption is scheduled after a 30-day public review.
The Scranton School District board on Nov. 12 voted to approve a proposed version of the final 2026 budget, triggering the 30-day public review period required by law.
Pat Laffey, the district’s finance presenter, outlined the proposal as roughly $241,400,000 in both revenue and expenditures, including a $5,000,000 budgetary reserve and approximately $236 million in projected actual expenses. Laffey said the administration incorporated early indications from the recently passed state budget that could increase Scranton’s state subsidy and that the proposed millage would be set at a revenue-neutral rate to offset…
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