8 November 2017
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 38 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a budget workshop on November 8, 2017, to finalize the 2018 General Fund budget. No public comment was offered. The board made several key decisions. They reduced the Logo Marketing line item from $150,000 to $100,000 by eliminating a $71,000 Southwest Airlines Magazine ad and budgeting approximately $30,000 for a public relations firm. The Vice Chairman offered to have his wife provide PR firm recommendations. The board agreed to keep the General Fund carry forward at 15%, requiring a $3.75 million transfer to the Capital Reserve Fund. They decided to spread the $160,000 cost of a new Police Mobile Command Vehicle over three years, budgeting $53,500 annually. For Public Works, the board approved purchasing a 2018 F-350 service duty truck for $49,400 and eliminated the purchase of a zero-turn mower, keeping the existing Kubota. They planned for a new roof at Robin Hill in 2019, budgeting $35,000 for 2018 repairs. The board kept $60,000 for a Police Dispatch Upgrade. For Mooncrest, they increased the Intergovernmental Corporation line item from $5,000 to $7,500, bringing total department expenses to $33,625. The board also increased the Training & Education line item to $25,000 and adjusted Workers’ Compensation Insurance to $209,000. No changes were made to the Police, Fire, Community Development, Public Works Operations, Community Engagement, Recreation, Parks, Library, Cable Television, or Debt Service departments. The board agreed to a final budget meeting on November 15 to advertise the preliminary budget. The meeting adjourned at 8:39 p.m.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a budget workshop on November 8, 2017, to finalize the 2018 General Fund budget. No public comment was offered. The board made several key decisions. They reduced the Logo Marketing line item from $150,000 to $100,000 by eliminating a $71,000 Southwest Airlines Magazine ad and budgeting approximately $30,000 for a public relations firm. The Vice Chairman offered to have his wife provide PR firm recommendations. The board agreed to keep the General Fund carry forward at 15%, requiring a $3.75 million transfer to the Capital Reserve Fund. They decided to spread the $160,000 cost of a new Police Mobile Command Vehicle over three years, budgeting $53,500 annually. For Public Works, the board approved purchasing a 2018 F-350 service duty truck for $49,400 and eliminated the purchase of a zero-turn mower, keeping the existing Kubota. They planned for a new roof at Robin Hill in 2019, budgeting $35,000 for 2018 repairs. The board kept $60,000 for a Police Dispatch Upgrade. For Mooncrest, they increased the Intergovernmental Corporation line item from $5,000 to $7,500, bringing total department expenses to $33,625. The board also increased the Training & Education line item to $25,000 and adjusted Workers’ Compensation Insurance to $209,000. No changes were made to the Police, Fire, Community Development, Public Works Operations, Community Engagement, Recreation, Parks, Library, Cable Television, or Debt Service departments. The board agreed to a final budget meeting on November 15 to advertise the preliminary budget. The meeting adjourned at 8:39 p.m.
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