2024 budget clerical errors continue in Upper Darby; council cuts ‘cents’

Dated: February 26 2024

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Upper Darby Township Council held a special council meeting to correct a typographical error in the tax rate for 2024, but residents quickly pointed out some of the math on the ordinance turned tax bills of thousands into pennies. The confusion involved the use of thousands of dollars in one column and “cents” in another column of the ordinance. Acting chief administrative officer Alison Dobbins said using the term “cents” as opposed to dollars in the calculations was confusing. She and township finance director Diane Scutti recommended striking the column that said cents on each hundred dollars of assessed valuation as well as language in earlier paragraphs that used cents. Township solicitor Sean Kilkenny said that was lawful. Council then amended the ordinance removing the language and the column that used “cents.” At least one resident vowed to take the ordinance to court as a violation of the home rule charter.
Source: Daily Times; 2/1/2024

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