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Mid Valley School Board rejects proposed raise for real-estate tax collectors
Summary
The Mid Valley School Board declined to increase compensation for real-estate tax collectors after a roll-call vote ended 4–5; proponents cited extra collections and long hours, while opponents raised concerns and voted no.
The Mid Valley School Board voted down a resolution to change compensation for real-estate tax collectors on a roll call, with the motion failing 4–5. The measure as restated by the mover set compensation at $5.50 per tax bill collected.
Chris Patrick, who identified himself as a tax collector for Altonborough and Gir Valley School District, urged the board to “consider a bump” at the four‑year review window and described the workload. “We collect roughly 18,000,000 taxpayer dollars for the Mid Valley School District,” Patrick said, adding that between three tax collectors their compensation totals about $35,000 before taxes and that his take-home from district work is “somewhere around $7,000 … and, from the borough somewhere around the same.”
Patrick told the board he keeps books open into mid‑January to collect delinquent accounts, and said that practice produced “an extra $81,034 for the district over the three years” spanning 2022–24. He also said he is willing to begin logging hours to support future requests.
Board members debated the exact compensation language during the meeting. After a public reading the motion was restated at $5.50 per bill; a roll‑call tally returned five yes votes and four no votes, and the chair announced, “Motion does not pass.”
The vote followed an earlier staff explanation of the board’s annual budget timetable and a reminder that the board reviews tax‑related policy later in the spring. The board did not adopt an alternate direction or set a timeline for reconsideration at the meeting; the resolution’s failure means the district will continue with current compensation arrangements until any future motion is brought to the board.
The meeting record shows no formal amendment to the motion, and no additional staff report on fiscal impact was provided at the time of the vote.
Next step: the board will address tax rates and related fiscal questions later in the spring when it sets final tax amounts for fiscal year 2025–26.
