6 November 2019
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 40 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a budget workshop on November 6, 2019, to review the proposed 2020 budget for all funds. The Finance Director presented the draft, recommending the township continue levying 2.74 mills in real estate tax, noting Act 511 taxes are stable and sufficient to cover operating costs. The township will allocate approximately $797,000 for debt service on the 2012 Bond Issue and a horizontal grinder lease, and continue $184,000 in annual support for the Moon Public Library. The board agreed to budget $30,000 for an Economic Development Consultant, either part-time, full-time, or shared with other municipalities. The board approved a lengthy list of capital expenditures totaling $3,889,367. Major items include $1.1 million for the road program, $532,400 for a new parks maintenance facility, $207,000 for a golf course maintenance building, $163,000 for three marked patrol vehicles and one detective vehicle, $158,459 for municipal building survey and asbestos work, $150,000 for a Robin Hill roof, $130,000 for general building maintenance, $115,012 carryover for sidewalks and trails, $85,289 for a dump truck with snow plow equipment, $82,000 for a Steiner mower (with possible financing discussed), $75,000 for parking lot lighting, $60,000 for gateway signage, $50,000 for community forestry, $36,000 for an F-250 pickup was removed from the budget, $30,000 for NPDES permitting, $26,460 for intersection cameras, $26,352 for a computer room remodel, $25,000 for fire engine refurbishment, $20,000 for blighted properties (Mooncrest demolition or rehab), $17,000 for a studio control room renovation, $15,000 for a water line loop and metering, $15,000 for Discovery Field drainage, $14,895 for a bunker room at Carnot station, $10,000 for park amenities, $8,000 for a data video character generator, $5,000 for a KiPro digital video recorder, $3,000 for a JVC camera, $2,000 for an audio board, and $20,000 for splash pad improvements after the board eliminated a proposed stone bench and reduced the item from $107,500. A $5,000 green initiatives item was moved from capital to the community development budget. The board also approved $250,000 for the Stoops Ferry intersection signal, split between capital and liquid fuels funds. The township manager noted the township is switching from modified accrual to cash basis accounting. The board agreed to purchase larger equipment outright if possible, and the next budget meeting was rescheduled from 6:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on November 13, 2019, for final review and approval of the proposed budget for public display. The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a budget workshop on November 6, 2019, to review the proposed 2020 budget for all funds. The Finance Director presented the draft, recommending the township continue levying 2.74 mills in real estate tax, noting Act 511 taxes are stable and sufficient to cover operating costs. The township will allocate approximately $797,000 for debt service on the 2012 Bond Issue and a horizontal grinder lease, and continue $184,000 in annual support for the Moon Public Library. The board agreed to budget $30,000 for an Economic Development Consultant, either part-time, full-time, or shared with other municipalities.
The board approved a lengthy list of capital expenditures totaling $3,889,367. Major items include $1.1 million for the road program, $532,400 for a new parks maintenance facility, $207,000 for a golf course maintenance building, $163,000 for three marked patrol vehicles and one detective vehicle, $158,459 for municipal building survey and asbestos work, $150,000 for a Robin Hill roof, $130,000 for general building maintenance, $115,012 carryover for sidewalks and trails, $85,289 for a dump truck with snow plow equipment, $82,000 for a Steiner mower (with possible financing discussed), $75,000 for parking lot lighting, $60,000 for gateway signage, $50,000 for community forestry, $36,000 for an F-250 pickup was removed from the budget, $30,000 for NPDES permitting, $26,460 for intersection cameras, $26,352 for a computer room remodel, $25,000 for fire engine refurbishment, $20,000 for blighted properties (Mooncrest demolition or rehab), $17,000 for a studio control room renovation, $15,000 for a water line loop and metering, $15,000 for Discovery Field drainage, $14,895 for a bunker room at Carnot station, $10,000 for park amenities, $8,000 for a data video character generator, $5,000 for a KiPro digital video recorder, $3,000 for a JVC camera, $2,000 for an audio board, and $20,000 for splash pad improvements after the board eliminated a proposed stone bench and reduced the item from $107,500. A $5,000 green initiatives item was moved from capital to the community development budget. The board also approved $250,000 for the Stoops Ferry intersection signal, split between capital and liquid fuels funds. The township manager noted the township is switching from modified accrual to cash basis accounting. The board agreed to purchase larger equipment outright if possible, and the next budget meeting was rescheduled from 6:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on November 13, 2019, for final review and approval of the proposed budget for public display. The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
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