Exeter Township school board adopts 2026–27 budget and multiple tax resolutions

The Exeter Township School Board on June 16 adopted its final general fund budget for 2026–27 and approved a package of tax and insurance resolutions intended to fund the coming year.

The action came after routine finance and audit reports and a vote that carried by the board present. Finance chair Deborah Bloom presented transfers of $55,748.43 and said the board should adopt the budget and related tax measures to prepare for the July 1 fiscal year. The board approved the final general fund budget and then passed a real-estate tax millage resolution, a per-capita tax resolution and the Homestead/Farmstead exclusion for 2026–27.

Bloom said the transfers and budget numbers reflect adjustments since the last count; during the roll call for the final budget vote the board approved the measure 5–1, with one member voting no. The millage resolution passed by the same margin; the per-capita tax resolution was adopted unanimously among members present. The board also approved insurance coverage for the July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 fiscal year as presented.

The board considered but did not approve a prior resolution providing notice to the Burks County School District Health Trust; that motion failed after discussion. The board then approved an alternative resolution related to the health trust.

The finance presentation included figures read aloud in the meeting record; some numeric formatting in the transcript is unclear. The district’s business administrator, Mr. Brian Fe, was present for votes and confirmed the district’s coverage and the mechanics of the transfers and insurance placements.

Next steps: the board set the tax and budget items in place before the new fiscal year and will reflect the adopted rates and budget in public records and district filings. The board’s next scheduled voting meeting is July 14, 2026, at 7 p.m.