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Bristol Borough SD board adopts 5.4% tax-index cap for 2025-26 budget
Summary
The Bristol Borough School District board voted Jan. 16 to adopt a resolution capping the district's tax-index increase at 5.4% for the 2025-26 budget cycle; a board member said that equates to roughly 8.32 mills, about $599,000 in revenue.
The Bristol Borough School District board voted to adopt a resolution that it "will not exceed the index of 5.4%" in setting the district's 2025-26 budget. The board approved the attached resolution by voice vote after a brief clarification from a board member about the dollar impact.
A board member explained the arithmetic for colleagues during discussion: "It's 5.4% equates to 8.32 Mills, which is approximately $599,000." The resolution was entered into the meeting record as an attachment. Board members voted in favor and the motion carried. The action sets a policy boundary the administration will use as it prepares detailed budget documents this spring.
