The North Allegheny School District budget for 2009-10 went into effect last week with no increase in property taxes in the $114.9 million spending plan.

The budget is $422,000 more than what was proposed in May because it includes stimulus money, said Mike Hopkins, the district's financial services manager.

The stimulus money is earmarked for technology, private tuition costs and an elevator at North Allegheny Intermediate School.

The budget holds the tax rate at 18.99 mills. One mill generates about $3.8 million for the district.

As is typical, most of the money will go toward personnel costs and benefits, or $65.6 million and $20.9 million, respectively.

The district also will spend nearly 8 percent of its budget on purchased services, such as utilities and rentals, insurances and tuition costs; 3 percent on general supplies, books, subscriptions, natural gas and fuel; 2 percent on professional and technical services and 11.1 percent on financing such as bond debt, lease payments and fund transfers.

The district intends to save money by spending less for electricity and diesel fuel because of a drop in prices. Estimates indicate the district should save a projected $190,900 on electricity and $400,000 on diesel fuel, officials said.

Retirement expenses also are expected to be lower in 2009-10, Mr. Hopkins said previously.

When the district was budgeting for the 2008-09 school year, it used state guidelines to calculate retirement contributions. Because the guidelines had been set too high, the district had $775,000 left over. That money is now being transferred to the general budget account.