The Scranton School Board voted Tuesday to authorize a 2026 budget totaling $243,103,862 and approved a slate of local tax levies to fund operations and capital needs.

Finance staff presented a resolution (solicitor file #12026) authorizing expenditures of $243,103,862, including $6,532,083 drawn from budgetary reserves, a $7,500,000 commitment from fund balance for future capital improvements and $2,500,000 for potential reassessment tax appeals. The presentation included a proposed levy rate of 9.5585 mills per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

Separately, the board approved a package of levies filed under the Local Tax Enabling Act of 1965. The board continued the earned income tax at 1.0% (estimated financial impact $15,500,000) and approved: Levy 2, a local service tax of $5 per individual engaged in an occupation (estimated $165,000); Levy 3, a realty transfer tax of 0.5% (estimated $1,400,000); and Levy 4, a payroll preparation tax (full levy estimated at $8,000,000 with 2026 estimated collections of $4,500,000). Roll calls for these resolutions were recorded as affirmative on each motion.

The board also approved routine administrative resolutions for 2026, including designation of depositories (First National Bank, Clarks Summit), appointment of delinquent tax collectors and appointment of administrative hearing officers. Most of those motions passed unanimously or by the recorded tallies announced at the meeting.

No public comment was recorded on the budget or tax items during the meeting. The board’s approvals set the district’s financial and administrative framework ahead of the 2026 fiscal year.

The board adjourned to a brief recess before returning to executive session.