PVSD Board Tables Tax Collector Fee Discussion; Questions Eliminating ‘Nuisance’ Tax
Originally a motion to decrease tax collector compensation, the board discussed eliminating a tax and increasing tax collector compensation, before tabling the motion.
Several local tax collectors were in attendance at the Perkiomen Valley School Board Meeting on Jan. 14 to ask the school board not to cut their compensation when voting on the motion that sets tax collector fees for the next four years. Currently, tax collectors from the six Perkiomen Valley municipalities are compensated $3.12 for each real estate bill issued in each Perkiomen Valley township, and $3.12 for each per capita tax bill issued. A per capita tax, also known as a “nuisance” tax, is a $15 assessed on all residents, 18 years or older. Active military, full time students, and disabled residents are exept. A motion to set the tax collector compensation for 2013 through 2017 was on the agenda, and included a reduction in the tax …
Brittany Tressler
1:16 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Hi Charles - The tax collector compensation is set by the school board every four years - that is the only time it changes. In 2008, the change was only a cost of living increase. As far as the actual compensation, I will try to find out more information on that. more ›