2018 Budge t Pr e se ntation Nove mbe r 20, 2017 John Jac obs, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2018 Budge t Pr e se ntation Nove mbe r 20, 2017 John Jac obs, Chairman David Brown, Vic e – Chairman Mike Sc hne ide r, Me mbe r E ric a L . Batdorf, T ownship Manage r

Budge t Goals  T he prima ry g o a l o f the T o wnship Budg e t is to se t a wo rk pla n fo r a nnua l T o wnship o pe ra tio ns a nd imple me nt po lic y se t b y the Bo a rd o f Supe rviso rs  De live r prima ry func tio ns o f g o ve rnme nt  I nve st in pub lic sa fe ty, infra struc ture , pla nning  De dic a te s ne a rly $800,000 to wa rd the Ro a d & Bridg e I mpro ve me nt Pro g ra m  Budg e t pre se nte d in a c c o rda nc e with o ur F und Ba la nc e Po lic y

Your Re al E state T ax Bill  Munic ipa l Milla g e : 2.09 mills  Co unty Milla g e : 4.369 mills  Sc ho o l Milla g e : 30.5045  T he mill ra te re pre se nts the a mo unt pe r $1,000 o f the a sse sse d va lue o f pro pe rty  A ho me a sse sse d a t $250,000 x 2.09 mils % 1,000 = $522.50 , Re pre se nts to tal We st Vinc e nt T o wnship T ax Bill  T o wnship asse sse d valuatio n in 2016 was $513,069,360  T o wnship asse sse d valuatio n in 2017 is $567,371,800

Budge t De ve lopme nt  De pa rtme nts pre pa re b a se line b udg e ts  De pa rtme nts a nd c o mmitte e s pre pa re b udg e t re q ue sts fo r c urre nt se rvic e s a nd fo r pro po se d a dditio na l re so urc e s  Budg e t pro po sa ls we re re vie we d a nd a na lyze d b y sta ff a nd Bo a rd o f Supe rviso rs

Re ve nue Assumptions  Re a l E a x – Ba se d o n pro pe rty’ s a sse sse d sta te Prope rty T va lua tio n, 2.09 mills  Re a l E a x – T he T o wnship le vie s a 1.0% ta x, whic h sta te T ra nsfe r T it sha re s e q ua lly with the Sc ho o l Distric t, o n the tra nsfe r o f title o f re a l pro pe rty in the T o wnship  E a x – T he T o wnship le vie s a 0.5% ta x o n the a rne d Inc ome T wa g e s, sa la rie s, c o mmissio ns, a nd o the r e a rne d inc o me o f T o wnship re side nts a nd no n – re side nts wo rking in the T o wnship  De dic a te d E a x – I n a c c o rda nc e with a c t 153 a rne d Inc ome T o f 1996, the vo te rs o f the T o wnship a ppro ve d a re fe re ndum a utho rizing a n inc re a se in the E a rne d I nc o me T a x o f 0.25%, with re ve nue s de dic a te d to o pe n spa c e pre se rva tio n. T he re ve nue is issue d to pa y a po rtio n o f o ur de b t se rvic e o n o ur g e ne ra l o b lig a tio n b o nds, a nd the re st is de dic a te d to o pe n spa c e pro je c ts

Re ve nue Cont.  De ve lo pme nt  Co urts a t Che ste r Spring s (Pulte ) *Unde rwa y  E a g le F a rms (T o ll/ L e nna r) *Unde rwa y  Bryn Co e d (Na tura l L a nds) *Unde rwa y  We a the rsto ne T o wn Ce nte r (Ha nkin) *Antic ipa te d  T ra nsfe r T a x e xpe c te d to re ma in ste a dy  Re a l E sta te T a x a nd E a rne d I nc o me T a x e xpe c te d to ha ve po sitive g ro wth  T he T o wnship is no t pla nning to b o rro w a ny a dditio na l funds in F Y2018

Re ve nue Cont.  T he Building / Pub lic Sa fe ty De pa rtme nt is pro je c te d to se e inc re a se d re ve nue due to de ve lo pme nt a c tivity  I n the a re a o f Culture / Re c re a tio n, re ve nue s fro m fie ld a nd pa rk usa g e , a s we ll a s inc o me fro m the c o mmunity g a rde n plo t re nta ls a re e xpe c te d to re ma in ste a dy  Pe r Pe nnDOT , o ur a nnua l L iq uid F ue l F und a llo c a tio n is e xpe c te d to re ma in a t a simila r le ve l a s in 2017  Se we r syste m re ve nue s c urre ntly re fle c t no inc re a se in ra te s

Antic ipate d E xpe nse s – Gove r nme nt Administr ation  Sa la rie s & wa g e s inc re a se d b y 3% fo r Mg mt. & AF SCME e mplo ye e s  Sa la rie s & wa g e s inc re a se d b y 3.5% fo r Po lic e pe r c o ntra c t  T o wnship he a lth insura nc e re ne wa l re c e ive d : 4% inc re ase  Ge ne ra l Go ve rnme nt Build ing s & Pla nt – Inc lude s e xpe nse s fo r the g e ne ra l ma inte na nc e o f T o wnship b uild ing s a nd fa c ilitie s  Da ta Pro c e ssing / T e c hno lo g y – e xpe nse s inc lud e g e ne ra l c o mpute r a nd se rve r ma inte na nc e , re pla c e me nt o f (2) c o mpute rs, d o c ume nt re te ntio n pro je c t  E ng ine e ring se rvic e s a re e xpe c te d to inc re a se to a c c o unt fo r e ng ine e ring , d e sig n, pe rmitting , b id d ing , a nd c o nstruc tio n ma na g e me nt se rvic e s fo r pro je c ts suc h a s F re nc h Cre e k Brid g e , Butto nwo o d Brid g e , F e llo wship T ra il, MS4, Bryn Co e d , a nd ro a d pro g ra m imple me nta tio n  Othe r Ge ne ra l Go ve rnme nt Ad ministra tio n c o sts inc lud e to wnship o pe ra ting a c tivitie s suc h a s pa yro ll, a c c o unting / a ud iting , c o mmunic a tio ns, o ffic e supplie s, a nd huma n re so urc e s

Gove r nme nt Administr ation  L e g a l e xpe nse s – inc re a se due to a ntic ipa te d a ssista nc e with T o wnship o rdina nc e s  I nc lude s Ge ne ra l L ia b ility & Pro pe rty I nsura nc e , Wo rke rs’ Co mpe nsa tio n I nsura nc e  5% sa ving s due to Sa fe ty Co mmitte e Community De ve lopme nt  Co mmunity De ve lo pme nt – inc lude s E nviro nme nta l Adviso ry Co mmitte e a c tivitie s, We st Vinc e nt L a nd T rust c o ntrib utio n, Griffith F a rm Ho use  Culture / Re c re a tio n – inc lude s g e ne ra l ma inte na nc e o f T o wnship pa rks, c o mmunity g a rde n, Pa rks & Re c re a tio n Co mmissio n pro g ra ms, a s we ll a s funds fo r the F e llo wship T ra il St. Ma tthe ws Co nne c tio n

Public Safe ty, F ir e , & Planning/ Zoning  Co de E nfo rc e me nt – I nc lude s b uilding de pa rtme nt e xpe nse s, pro fe ssio na l se rvic e s  E me rg e nc y Ma na g e me nt – inc lude s c o ntra c t with E me rg e nc y Ope ra tio ns Co o rdina to r  F ire Budg e t – I nc lude s fire c o mpa ny o pe ra ting , a nd c a pita l c o ntrib utio n fo r L udwig ’ s Co rne r F ire Co mpa ny re sc ue ve hic le  Pla nning a nd Zo ning – e xpe nse s inc lude e ffo rts o n c o mpre he nsive pla n upda te a s we ll a s Ge ne ra l Co de – Co dific a tio n o f Ordina nc e s

Polic e De par tme nt  E xpe nse s inc lude supplie s, upda ting o f e q uipme nt, pub lic sa fe ty so ftwa re lic e nse s, c o ntra c ts with lo c a l a g e nc ie s  I nc lude s a re pla c e me nt po lic e ve hic le to suppo rt fle e t sta tus  I nc lude s c o ntra c t with a nima l c o ntro l o ffic e r  I nc lude s tra ining a nd pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt fo r sta ff

Public Wor ks De par tme nt  I nc lude s e xpe nse s fo r sta ff, supplie s, a nd ma te ria ls fo r ro a d a nd ve hic le ma inte na nc e , a nd funds fo r Ro a d & Bridg e I mpro ve me nt Pro g ra m  F re nc h Cre e k Culve rt Re pla c e me nt, pa ving pro g ra m, do ub le c hip se a l o f T o wnship ro a ds, dirt a nd g ra ve l ro a d ma inte na nc e  L iq uid F ue l F und: Pe nnDOT a llo c a tio n use d to wa rds Ro a d & Bridg e I mpro ve me nt Pro g ra m  Winte r Ma inte na nc e

Ope n Spac e F und  T he Spe c ia l Re ve nue Ope n Spa c e F und inc lude s funds fo r a ntic ipa te d Bryn Co e d pa rk a c q uisitio n a nd de ve lo pme nt, a s we ll a s b o nd pa yme nt  Re fle c ts the a dditio n o f a n Ope n Spa c e Ma inte na nc e F und

Se we r F und  T o wnship Pro prie ta ry F und inc lude s e xpe nse s a sso c ia te d with c o ntra c te d o pe ra tio ns a nd g e ne ra l ma inte na nc e  Must e va lua te the pro g re ss o f c o nte mpla te d se we r syste m sa le  Mo nito ring a c tivity o f Pulte , Co urts a t Che ste r Spring s se we r pla nt – pro je c te d de dic a tio n in e a rly 2018

De live r Re sults  F isc a l Re sponsibility - No ta x inc re a se , b udg e t a s pro po se d pro vide s fo r a ne t inc ome of $60,536  Infra struc ture & Public Sa fe ty – De dic a ting funds to ro a ds, b ridg e s, a nd fa c ilitie s  Commitme nt to Se rvic e & Continuous Improve me nt – I nve sting in o ur huma n re so urc e s thro ug h tra ining a nd e duc a tio n  Pla nning for the F uture – F unding o rdina nc e a nd pla n upda te s to imple me nt b e st pra c tic e s a nd ma inta in hig h q ua lity o f life in the T o wnship

PROPOSE D 2018 Budge t  Ge ne ra l F und: $4,330,114.00  Ope n Spa c e F und: $2,402,500.00  L iq uid F ue ls F und: $234,730.00  Se we r F und: $745,931.00  T o ta l T o wnship (All F unds): $7,713,275.00

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