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Upper Darby administration recommends accelerated Act 1 opt‑out; board signals support
Summary
District administration recommended pursuing an accelerated Act 1 opt‑out for the 2026–27 budget, limiting potential tax increases to the adjusted Act 1 index (5.1%). The board indicated consensus to advance the opt‑out resolution at the Dec. 2 voting meeting.
The Upper Darby School District administration on Monday recommended that the board adopt an accelerated Act 1 opt‑out resolution for the 2026–27 budget year, saying the move would limit any tax increase to the state’s adjusted Act 1 index of 5.1 percent.
“ Our recommendation as the administration would be to go down the path again of the opt out resolution,” Mr. Rogers said during the Finance and Operations Committee presentation, summarizing the difference between a preliminary budget (which preserves the option to pursue exceptions above the adjusted index)…
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