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Upper Darby proposes 2025–26 budget with 3% tax increase, would use $7.8 million of reserves; board to vote May 13
Summary
Finance staff presented a proposed final general fund budget for 2025–26 that assumes a 3% tax increase and a $7.776 million use of fund balance; the committee moved the proposal to the May 13, 2025 board meeting for a vote. The proposal includes roughly $3 million in grants, excludes ESSER funds and makes no net new staffing requests.
Craig Rogers presented the proposed final 2025–26 general fund budget to the finance and operations committee and asked the committee to move the proposal forward for a vote at the May 13, 2025 board meeting.
"The budget we're presenting tonight presents a $7.776 million use of fund balance," Rogers said, describing a package that assumes a 3% tax increase (below the district’s Act 1 base index of 4% and adjusted index of 5.8%). He said the 3% scenario yields about $3.36 million in additional revenue and leaves a projected use of fund…
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