LEWISTOWN — The primary matter of dialogue on the Mifflin County College Board’s Committee of the Complete assembly on Thursday was the 2023-24 price range timeline and the potential of a tax enhance.
CFO Melinda Kenepp addressed the board on the Pennsylvania Division of Training’s timeline for a preliminary price range and choice on whether or not to boost taxes or decide out of the increase.
The deadline for submitting a preliminary 2023-2024 price range is January 26, with a duplicate of the decision forwarded to the ministry by January 31.
February 5 is the deadline for the district to offer public discover of intent to undertake the draft price range obtainable for public inspection or to move a non-participation decision that the council is not going to increase taxes above. above the present fee.
The adjusted fee for 2023-2024 is 5.7%, and if the MCSD will increase the mill fee, there can be a rise of 1.9677 mill. Present mills are 34.5215. With the rise, it could rise to 36.4892. The 2022-23 fee is 4.7%
With 22,181 taxable parcels, taxes would enhance by $71.50 per property or $5.96 per 30 days per parcel with elevated revenues of $1,586,009.
All board members agreed that working with the general public might be important earlier than a last choice is made.
The preliminary price range should be adopted earlier than February 15.
Moreover, Mifflin County Athletic Director Tish Maclay knowledgeable the Board of doable cooperation with Belleville Mennonite College.
Maclay mentioned she didn’t obtain BMS’s request and once more raised considerations a couple of co-op.
“Cooperative agreements should not meant for giant colleges and might not be accepted by District 6 or the PIAA. They had been speculated to be for small colleges,” she says. “What profit does Mifflin County get out of this?” I do not know of any 6A colleges to be in co-op.
I’m involved about eligibility points which have arisen with different co-ops within the state.
Superintendent Vance Varner expressed concern over the present bus dilemma and doable complications that might come from taking BMS college students to sporting occasions.
Board member Noah Clever has a opposite view of the co-op.
“If an individual pays taxes in Mifflin County, their youngsters ought to be allowed to play sports activities if their college would not have them,” he mentioned.
As well as, the Board of Administrators has determined to cancel the Committee of the Complete assembly scheduled for November 3 as a result of there’s a voting assembly the earlier week (October 27). Varner will ship out an up to date agenda for the November 17 assembly.
The council has additionally taken the next actions:
• Suggest approval of the minutes of the Committee of the Complete assembly held on September 15, 2022.
• Suggest approval of the minutes of the common Board assembly held on September 22, 2022.
• Suggest the next draft insurance policies for second studying and last approval to exchange board insurance policies beforehand adopted by the board with the identical quantity: 215 – Promotion and Retention, 216 – Scholar Data, 217 – Commencement, 222 – Tobacco and vaping merchandise, 223 – Use of bicycles and motor automobiles, 224 – Upkeep of college property, 226 – Searches, 227 – Managed substances/ paraphernalia, 247 – Hazing.
• Suggest approval of the next draft insurance policies at first studying to exchange board insurance policies beforehand adopted by the board with the identical quantity: 218 – Scholar Self-discipline, 218.1 – Weapons, 218.2 – Terrorist Threats, 218.3 – Acknowledged Scholar Self-discipline responsible/convicted of sexual assault, 220 – Scholar expression/launch of paperwork, 233 – Suspension and expulsion, 234 – Pregnant college students/mother and father/married, 236 – Scholar help program, 236.1 – Risk evaluation – Disclosure 237 – Digital gadgets, 246 – College well-being, 249 – Bullying/cyberbullying, 250 – Scholar recruitment, 251 – Homeless college students, 252 – Courting violence, 255 – College stability of youngsters in host household.
• Suggest approval of the next monetary gadgets: assessment of Treasurer’s experiences for the month ended September 30, 2022, assessment of listing of payments payable, assessment of income and expense summaries, property and per capita collectors’ experiences, decision of regulation 57 beneath Components of roll name.
• Suggest approval to take part within the Provident electrical energy bid and permission for the administration to signal the contract with the outcomes of the bid award to be reported to the Board.
• Suggest approval of the cafeteria monetary report for September 2022.
• Request authorization to pay cafeteria payments for September 2022.
• Really helpful the next drivers for approval: Carol Fultz (KV Bus Line), Jane Yost (Krise), Sandra Viands (Krise), Kelly Keller (Krise).
• Suggest approval for Scholar #14-13-10 to attend homeschooling for as much as three months starting retroactively to September 5, 2022.
• Suggest approval of the next coaches for the 2022-23 Fall/Spring season: Kashia Smith (Jr. Excessive/JV/Varsity Volleyball)
• Suggest approval of the next coaches for the 2022-23 winter season: Gina Moore (Bocce Head), Eleana Eckley (Volunteer Ladies’s Basketball), Aaron Hartsock (Junior Junior-Grade 7 Basketball), Deion Curry (Volunteer Athletics indoors), Cole Kellison (junior wrestling), Denise Lane (volunteer bocce).
• Suggest the next coaches be accepted for the 2022-23 spring season: Anthony Everly (Head Boys Lacrosse), Theresa Lamont (Head Ladies Lacrosse), Marlee Jones (Jr. Excessive Volleyball Volunteer).
• Suggest approval of the next occasion personnel for the 2022-23 season: Richard Bender, Maria Kratzer
• Suggest the approval of Amy L. Smith, Board Secretary, to report the bulk votes for the PSBA Officer Elections.
• Suggest approval of the Mifflin County Excessive College Marching Band to attend the Event of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship Collection present to be held on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey.
• Suggest the approval of a decision authorizing the waiver of further charges for late cost of property taxes in sure circumstances to adjust to Regulation 57 of 2022.
• Suggest approval of the listing of energetic STS visiting lecturers for the 2022-2023 college yr: Saundra Aurand, Barbara Barben, Mayah Jones, Steven Small Jr., Kasie Swineford.
• Suggest approval of the Title I Non-Public Service Interdistrict Settlement – 2022-2023: Juniata County College District for Sacred Coronary heart College students.