Wyoming Valley West board approves recommended actions and budget with no tax increase
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The Wyoming Valley West School District board approved packages of general and staff recommended action items at a special meeting, and board members said the district’s budget holds the tax rate steady while increasing the fund balance by $27,000,000.
The Wyoming Valley West School District board on Friday approved two packages of recommended actions — general items 1–9 and staff items 1–11 — and endorsed a budget the board said keeps the district’s tax rate unchanged for a second consecutive year and reports a $27,000,000 increase in the fund balance.
Board members said the package of actions cleared routine and staff-recommended business and praised district staff for work on the budget. A motion to approve general recommended action items 1–9 was made and seconded and carried on a roll-call vote. Later, a motion by Board member Mister McGinley, seconded by Mister DeBaskis, approved staff recommended items 1–11.
On the staff package vote, the roll-call record shows Mister Wilson, Mister DeBaskis, Mister Hardwick, Mister McGinley, Mister Perfetto, Mister Khabeschi, Missus Cassatt and Mister Khamis voting yes and Mister Keating voting no; Mister Khabeschi recorded an abstention specifically on item 9. Board members verbally thanked “Rob” (identified in the meeting as a district staff member) for work on the budget. One board member described the outcome as a team effort and noted the district’s fund balance growth while keeping taxes steady.
The board also announced upcoming August meetings: an Aug. 6 work session at 7 p.m. and the regular Aug. 13 monthly meeting at 7 p.m.
The meeting record provided only the motions and roll-call results; no ordinance numbers, statutory citations, or contract awards were discussed in detail during the recorded segment.