Pittsburgh School Board Adopts 2013 General Fund Budget
Last week, the board adopted its 2013 budget, but the millage rate won't be set until its Jan. 23 meeting.
The Pittsburgh Board of Public Education adopted the district's $521.8 million general fund budget for 2013 last week, but will wait to set the millage rate until its Jan. 23 meeting. Earlier this month, the district recommended the board set a tax rate that would raise property tax revenue, after 11 years of no increase, to create a reserve fund to cover the cost of real estate appeals. On Dec. 10, Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge R. Stanton Wettick provided an extension to the county’s reassessment timeline and the district’s timeline for setting the millage rate and homestead exemption from gaming revenues. The board is anticipated to vote on the millage and homestead exemption at its Jan. 23 legislative meeting. The 2013 …
