YATESVILLE — The Pittston Area School Board voted not to seek an exemption from the Act 1 Taxpayers Relief Act at its monthly meeting Tuesday night.
The move means the board cannot raise taxes above 3.4 percent, which is know as the Act 1 index and is calculated by the state Department of Education.
District Business Manager Al Malone Jr. told those at the meeting that the the district’s 2017-18 budget, which will be completed during the summer, may have anywhere from no tax raise to a 3.4 percent hike.
“There’s six months in between so a lot of it is going to depend on what happens these next six months,” Malone said. “If there were a need to raise taxes, then we would not exceed the amount indicated.
“It’s just a requirement by the state, and we’re doing everything we can to keep things under control the best we can.”
In other business, the board:
• Approved a resolution from the Pennsylvania School Board Association, designating January as School Director Recognition Month.
• Appointed Staci Giarratano full-time business office secretary.
