ALEXANDRIA BAY â An audit of the Alexandria Central School District was released Friday by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, citing various findings related to the districtâs budget and fund balance.
Key findings of the audit include that district officials did not adopt reasonable budgets and adequately manage financial condition during the audit period, budgeted appropriations from 2016-17 through 2018-19 exceeded actual expenditures by $844,261, or 6.4%, surplus fund balance in the general fund exceeded the 4% statutory limit for the past three fiscal years â as of June 30, 2019, surplus fund balance was $1.75 million, or 12.8% of the next yearâs budget.
The audit further found district officials have not developed a long-term financial plan or a comprehensive reserve fund policy, and officials did not implement the recommendations in an audit report released in March 2016 containing similar findings and recommendations.
MAHANOY CITY — As per past practice, the Mahanoy Area school board at Monday’s meeting agreed not to raise real estate taxes for the 2021-22 fiscal/school year beyond a specific
POTTSVILLE â Schuylkill County property owners will not pay higher county taxes in 2021, as the commissioners on Wednesday adopted next yearâs budget of more than $66 million.
The spending package keeps the real estate tax at 15.98 mills and the per capita tax at $5, as the commissioners acknowledged the hard times many people face.
âThis has been a very difficult year,â commissioners Chairman Barron L. Hetherington said. âThereâs no big pile of money anywhere.â
Commissioner Gary J. Hess also said this was not the time to approve adding to property ownersâ financial burdens.
âNo tax increase is the best thing in the world,â he said. âPeople really couldnât afford it.â
In a unanimous vote, the supervisors approved a $5,226,976 spending plan for next year.
The township expects $5,310,342 in revenue and $5,226,976 in expenses as part of its 2021 budget.
Supervisors Chairwoman Kirstie Lake said at a meeting last week that the difference in revenue and expenditures does not come with an increase in taxes for township residents.
Lake said that the township is going into âmaintenance modeâ in 2021 in order to keep the expenses down and not raise taxes.
The township plans on $291,000 in highway maintenance, including: $163,000 in materials, $15,000 to rent machinery and equipment and $30,000 in contracted repairs to roads.
Highway material expenditures include $6,500 for pipes, $6,500 for blocks, $40,000 for highway patching materials, $15,000 towards guide rails, $15,000 towards dust oil and $80,000 in other maintenance costs.