The Borough of Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania presented its 2023 Annual Budget to Council on November 15, 2022, and approved it on December 13, 2022, with no proposed tax increase and millage maintained at 35.524 mils across General Fund (25.5 mils), Sinking Fund (0.124 mils), Street Lighting Fund (3.85 mils), Debt Reduction Fund (4.75 mils), Library Fund (0.35 mils), and Fire Tax Fund (0.95 mils). The budget reflects a $1,656,340 increase in total taxable assessed value from 2022 to 2023, generating approximately $42,300 in additional Real Estate Tax Revenue at a 72% collection rate, and incorporates $70,000 from the ARPA fund to cover costs for a fifth police officer. The General Fund Operating Budget projects $63,890 more revenue than the 2022 budget, supported by increases in Real Property Taxes ($579,989.40), Local Tax Enabling Act 511 revenue ($804,500.00), Grants & Government Revenue ($103,028.33), and Public Safety revenue ($54,800.00). The Borough is scheduled to exit Act 47 financial recovery status in March 2023, ending a designation that began in 2016.
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