Northern Lehigh School District will not go above the tax rate index in the event it decides to increase property taxes for the 2022-2023 school year. On a 6-0 vote, the school board on Monday adopted the Act 1 tax levy resolution to not exceed the 4.6% index.

Directors Donna Kulp, Gale Husack and Michelle Heckman were absent.

In June, the board on a 6-2 vote approved the 2021-2022 budget with a 2% increase.

The budget includes a millage rate of 23.5637 in Lehigh County, and a millage rate of 66.6064 in Northampton County.

That means a person with a median assessed home in Lehigh County will see a $70 increase, while a person who lives in Northampton County will see a $51 increase.

Sherri Molitoris, co-director of business affairs/human resources, said expenses were $34,522,628, while revenues were $33,793,721, which left the district with a $728,907 deficit. The district planned to use $131,831 out of fund balance to offset the retirement increases, $254,760 out of fund balance, and $342,316 in additional revenue the district is going to realize from the 2% increase, to offset the $728,907 deficit.