Nanticoke — Without comment, both before and after the Thursday’s monthly meeting, the Greater Nanticoke Regional Board of Education voted 8-0 to ask member Matthewland Messer to resign. The board also approved a final 2021-2 budget that would raise taxes by up to 4.5% in the state, but keep most of the $ 2.2 million fund balance intact.
Landmesser missed multiple consecutive meetings, Has dealt with police accusations of invasion privacy.. State school law allows the school board to remove members who were absent from two consecutive meetings, but there are exceptions that obscure the matter, said district solicitor Vito De Luca after the meeting. I said in. The code looks clear, but there was a state Supreme Court ruling that created a gray area as to why people were absent from the meeting.
If Landmesser agrees to resign, the board has the option of appointing a replacement to meet his term. But DeLuca didn’t say what the board’s options would be if it didn’t resign.
The final budget will maintain the 4.5% property tax hike that was in the final budget approved last month and raise the tax rate to 12.4473 mils. Gristmills are taxed at $ 1,000 or $ 1 for each assessed asset value.
The final budget differs from the proposed budget in one important way. It is the amount of reserves spent to balance income and expenses. Business consultant Tom Melone said the district found a variety of savings in supply purchases, medical expenses and elsewhere, combined with additional revenue from federal subsidies, with a balance of approximately $ 2.2 million.
Conclusion: The $ 34.8 million spending plan requires only about $ 197,463 from reserves, and most of the cash balance could remain intact by the end of the…