26 August 2014
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 30 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a special workshop meeting on August 26, 2014, with all five members present. No public comment was offered. The Finance Director delivered a detailed review of the financial statement through June 30, 2014, covering the General Fund, Capital Reserve Fund, Liquid Fuels Fund, Local Services Tax, bond funds, and the Mooncrest Neighborhood Association Fund. Discussion noted that cash and investments appear high mid-year because the township collects about 98% of taxes in May. The township’s salt cost rose to $79.29 per ton, up from $57.42, with only one bidder. The 1999 bond issue has been eliminated. For the Mooncrest fund, the state Department of Community and Economic Development continues to reject the township’s documentation; a supervisor directed staff to close the account. The board scheduled seven budget workshop meetings for the 2015 budget starting October 20, 2014, and set the November workshop for November 19, 2014. A check listing for the road program and bond issue fuel tanks was approved for signature on September 3, 2014. The board then discussed the Moon Public Library’s expansion project and lease terms. The township manager summarized that the library seeks a roughly $4 million expansion, requesting $2 million from the township and fundraising the other $2 million. The library currently pays $24,000 annual rent but has never actually paid it. The board explored options including a simplified lease, a separate lease for the addition, or relocating the library to the Municipal Building. Solicitors proposed a lease modeled on the Felician Sisters lease, with base rent that could be waived if the library’s revenue does not exceed a set threshold. The library has submitted plans showing setbacks in two different directions, which must be clarified. The board voted unanimously to authorize the Moon Township Public Library to file necessary variances for the proposed improvements at the Community Services Building. The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a special workshop meeting on August 26, 2014, with all five members present. No public comment was offered. The Finance Director delivered a detailed review of the financial statement through June 30, 2014, covering the General Fund, Capital Reserve Fund, Liquid Fuels Fund, Local Services Tax, bond funds, and the Mooncrest Neighborhood Association Fund. Discussion noted that cash and investments appear high mid-year because the township collects about 98% of taxes in May. The township’s salt cost rose to $79.29 per ton, up from $57.42, with only one bidder. The 1999 bond issue has been eliminated. For the Mooncrest fund, the state Department of Community and Economic Development continues to reject the township’s documentation; a supervisor directed staff to close the account. The board scheduled seven budget workshop meetings for the 2015 budget starting October 20, 2014, and set the November workshop for November 19, 2014. A check listing for the road program and bond issue fuel tanks was approved for signature on September 3, 2014.
The board then discussed the Moon Public Library’s expansion project and lease terms. The township manager summarized that the library seeks a roughly $4 million expansion, requesting $2 million from the township and fundraising the other $2 million. The library currently pays $24,000 annual rent but has never actually paid it. The board explored options including a simplified lease, a separate lease for the addition, or relocating the library to the Municipal Building. Solicitors proposed a lease modeled on the Felician Sisters lease, with base rent that could be waived if the library’s revenue does not exceed a set threshold. The library has submitted plans showing setbacks in two different directions, which must be clarified. The board voted unanimously to authorize the Moon Township Public Library to file necessary variances for the proposed improvements at the Community Services Building. The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
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