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North Haledon officials say shifting school resource officer costs limited 2025 tax increase
Summary
Borough leaders said moving school resource officer funding to the school referendum substantially reduced a potential property tax increase; officials identified health insurance and workers' compensation as primary budget drivers and described a one-time $787,000 reconciliation from the school this year.
Mayor Randy George and Chief Financial Officer Chris Battaglia presented the borough's 2025 budget and said shifting the cost of school resource officers (SROs) from the municipal budget to the school district's referendum held down what otherwise could have been a large tax increase.
According to Mayor Randy George, the move prevented a potential tax…
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