Bowmanstown residents have received an early Christmas gift of sorts: They will not see a tax increase next year.

Borough council at a special meeting on Monday granted final adoption of the 2022 budget with no increase in the municipal tax rate.

Council Vice President Pam Leiby, Councilmen Rob Moyer and Darren Thomas, and Councilwoman Donna Winter voted in favor of the budget.

Council President William Ravert, along with Councilwomen Kara Scott and Candace Rodrigues were absent.

Next year’s spending plan will leave the borough’s millage rate at 13.005 mills.

Earlier this month, council after an executive session, agreed to readvertise the 2022 budget that was approved at the Nov. 15 meeting to hold the special meeting.

That’s because the advertised budget had revisions in it that were not approved at the Nov. 15 meeting, so council voted to change the budget back to the approved budget of that meeting, and will hold a special meeting to adopt the revised version.

Last December, council adopted this year’s budget with no municipal tax increase.