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When: Eastern Lancaster County school board meeting, May 17.
What happened: The board adopted a $60.97 million proposed general fund budget for the 2021-22 school year, which calls for a tax increase of 2.22%.
What it means: As of next school year, taxpayers who own a property assessed at $192,856 â the district average â would pay an additional $53 in taxes.
Overview: The new tax levy is set at 12.8500 mills, up from 12.5711. Overall, the district estimates revenues of $58.36 million, up 3.30% from 2020-21, and predicts $60.97 million in expenses, up 3.16% from the current year. Last meeting, board members voiced support for enacting a 2.0% to 2.5% tax hike, which would decrease an adjusted $2.6 million deficit between revenues and expenses by $683,670 to $855,268. District reserves and about $750,000 in additional real estate tax revenues will be used to cover this deficit.
Two Lancaster County school districts plan to seek exceptions that would allow them to exceed the maximum property tax increase permitted for the 2021-22 school year.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education each year sets limits on how much school districts can raise property taxes without either an exemption from the state or approval in a voter referendum. The percentage, known as the Act 1 index, is calculated by averaging the percent increases in the Pennsylvania statewide average weekly worker wage and federal employment cost index for schools.
Columbia Borough has the most flexibility, with a 4.5% maximum increase, while Conestoga Valley, Eastern Lancaster County, Manheim Central, Manheim Township and Pequea Valley have the lowest allowable increase at 3.0%.