Budgets

Annual Municipal Budgetary Process

In accordance with State statutes, the Township and Authority enact annual balanced budgets no later than December 31^st, establishing the authorizing authority for expending public funds for the provision of municipal services in the forthcoming year.  Those services (including public safety, maintenance and management of parks and recreational areas and services, code enforcement and community/economic development, management of streets and public access, sanitary sewer, and stormwater infrastructure, and general public administration/communication) are provided through a complement of real estate and earned income taxes and fees for public services meant to create self-sufficiency of the Township’s operations and provide financial reserves to weather emergencies and plan for long-term infrastructure management.

Overall, the budgetary process is a complex, comprehensive, public evaluation of the costs to provide necessary public services and the financial needs to adequately meet public demand relative to those services.  The Township’s budgetary process begins annually in the summer and involves a series of publicly advertised budget workshops during September through November, concluding with formal public presentation and draft approval for advertisement of a public inspection period for the budget in November and final adoption in December.  Copies of those documents are available on the respective Township Meeting Agendas.  The Authority traditionally presents a draft public budget for sanitary sewer and stormwater activities in August, and final presentation and adoption in November.

2023 Municipal Budget

Below are documents relative to the 2023 budgetary process for the Township and Authority relating to ongoing public budgetary workshops held (note – all documents issued are in draft form; public inspection and final adoption will occur in November/December):

      Budgetary Calendar  

      Final Proposed 2023 Budget Presentation (November 15, 2022) 

     Fund Budgetary Documents

1. General Fund, General Improvement Fund, and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund Budget Workshop Presentation (October 18, 2022) 
2. General Fund Budget Package - Detail (October 18, 2022)
3. General Fund Budget Package - Summary (October 18, 2022)
4. General Improvement and ARPA Funds Budget Package (October 18, 2022)
5. Fire Tax and Equipment Fund Budget Package (October 4, 2022)
6. State Aid Fund Budget Package (September 20, 2022)

     General Fund Departmental Budgetary Documents

1. Police Department Budget Package (October 4, 2022)
2. Public Works Budget Package (September 20, 2022)
3. Parks and Recreation Department Budget Package (September 13, 2022)
4. Community Development Department Budget Package (September 3, 2022)

     Authority Budgetary Documents

1. Sanitary Sewer Budget Package (August 23, 2022)
2. Stormwater Budget Package (August 23, 2022)

Previous Years' Adopted Budgets

Copies of the budgets are available for review at the Township Municipal Center during normal business hours or select the budget year below to view a PDF version of the budgets.