A clerical error on an ordinance will force Upper Darby Township Council to vote again on the 2024 township budget tax rate at a special meeting planned for Wednesday, Jan. 31. The council previously passed an ordinance setting the tax rate of 14.21 mills — but it intended to set the rate lower, at 14.02 mills. Mayor Ed Brown said that his administration discovered the clerical error and he accepted full responsibility for it. Councilwoman Laura Wentz expressed concern over the updated budget, saying, “We are on the verge of bankruptcy. This does not deal with that.” A meeting to correct the error was originally planned for Jan. 29, but that meeting was canceled. Read more in an announcement on the township website.
Source: Daily Times; 1/23/2024 and 1/20/2024 and Upper Darby Township; 1/24/2024