Telly v. Pennridge School District Board of School Directors

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This appeal concerns the propriety of resolutions adopted by two school boards *707that reduce the compensation rates for elected tax collectors in an effort to adopt alternative collection methods, such as lockbox systems or tax collecting agencies.

I. Background

In 2009, the boards of school directors of the Pennridge School District (“Pennridge”) and the Central Bucks School District (“Central Bucks”) (collectively, the “School Districts”), passed resolutions reducing the compensation rates for their respective elected tax collectors. The Pennridge Resolution set the…