The Butler Area School Board will not petition the state in order to raise taxes above the state index for the upcoming school year.
The board was in unanimous agreement Monday night in favor of a resolution not to seek an exemption beyond the index set by the state of just over 3 percent of the budget.
District administrators are expected to introduce a preliminary budget in February for the 2018-19 school year. Superintendent Dr. Brian White will attempt to avoid any tax increase through a tightening of expenses.
A vote against the resolution would not have meant that the district would have raised taxes above the index, it would just have meant they wanted permission to consider that option.
Written by Ryan Saeler
