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Upper Dublin finance staff outline budget assumptions, warn of assessment‑appeal risks
Summary
Finance staff presented preliminary assumptions for the 2026–27 general fund budget, recommended $535,000 in transfers to cover assessment appeals and special‑education costs, and flagged state and federal funding delays plus assessment appeals as near‑term risks to revenue.
District finance staff told the Finance Committee Oct. 15 the district is beginning the 2026–27 budget process with a needs‑based approach and a working Act 1 index placeholder of 3.5 percent while it evaluates whether to pursue exceptions.
The administration recommended $535,000 in transfers from budgetary reserves to cover known expenditures: a $130,000 refund for a multi‑year assessment appeal and $405,000 to meet incremental special‑education costs, funded partly from the special‑education reserve and partly from the general reserve. Finance…
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