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Board reenacts Act 511 taxes and adopts Homestead/Farmstead resolution for 2026–27
Summary
The board reenacted, without substantial change, a set of local taxes under Act 511 for 2026–27 — including a $5 per-capita tax, a 1% wage/net-profits tax, a $5 occupational privilege tax, and a 1% real estate transfer tax — and approved the Homestead/Farmstead resolution.
At the May 20 meeting Jay Cole moved and the board approved reenacting district taxes for the 2026–2027 fiscal year under Act 511 and related provisions of the Pennsylvania School Code. The board also approved the 2026–2027 Homestead/Farmstead Resolution (property tax reduction) as presented; Cole’s motion was seconded and passed 9–0.
The reenacted taxes listed in the motion include: a $5 per-capita tax on residents over 18 (authority noted as Section 679 PA School Code and Act 511), a 1% tax on wages and net profits, a $5 annual Occupational Privilege Tax for individuals employed within the district, and a 1% tax on real estate transfers. The motion language in the minutes states the reenactment was “without substantial change.”
