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14 October 2020

Board of Supervisors Budget Workshop Meeting

Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 34 subject tags

The Board of Supervisors held a budget workshop on October 14, 2020, focused entirely on the proposed 2021 General Fund budget. The chairman called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. with four members present and one member absent. There was no public comment on agenda action items or general comments from the public.

The Township Finance Director distributed handouts showing the proposed 2021 budget profit and loss as of September 30, 2020, and an income statement comparing actuals to budget for the eight months ending August 31, 2020. The township manager and the Township Finance Director reviewed projected 2021 General Fund revenues, including real estate taxes, Act 511 taxes, licenses and permits, fines, interest, intergovernmental revenue, RAD sales tax allocation, departmental fees, and interfund transfers. Total revenue year-to-date actual was $13,614,643 against a 2020 budget of $16,231,449, with a variance of negative $2,616,806. The 2021 revenue projection was set at $16,231,449.

The board then reviewed proposed 2021 expenses, covering elected officials’ salaries, executive administration, tax collection, legal services, software and hardware, engineering, the municipal and public safety building, police and fire protection, contributions to Valley Ambulance, building inspection and code enforcement, planning and zoning, community development, parks, the library, Mooncrest, cable television, debt service, employee benefits, and interfund transfers. Total expenses year-to-date were $7,862,329 against a 2020 budget of $16,231,806, with a variance of $8,369,477. The 2021 expense projection was $17,112,890. The board agreed to continue the budget review at the next scheduled workshop on October 19, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m. on a motion by a board member, seconded by a board member, with all present members voting yes.

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