Present: ---- Councilmen Atkinson, Dreisbach, Kovacs, Woolley, Paulus; Sandra A. Pudliner; Vicky Roth

Absent: ---- J. Jackson Eaton, III; Frederick W. Haye, P.E.

Attendance: ---- 0

Courtesy of the Floor : None

Approval of Minutes: ---- November 7, 2011

Motion: --- I move we waive the reading of the Minutes of the November 7, 2011 Budget Meeting and accept same as presented.

Paulus, Kovacs: Moved and Seconded
Atkinson, Dreisbach, Kovacs, Woolley, Paulus: ------- Aye ---------- Unan.

Old Business:

1.) Continuation of Proposed 2012 Operating, Capital Reserve, Liquid Fuels, Water and Sewer Budgets (Review & Discussion)

The Township Manager advised the Board that she has finalized all the revisions to the Proposed 2012 Budgets and has provided the Board with a clean copy of each Budget. In that regard, at this point in the meeting, the Township Manager began a review with Council of the General Fund Budget, Capital Reserve Budget, Liquid Fuels Budget, Sewer Budget and Water Budget. It should be noted that the Capital Reserve Budget had changed to reflect the surplus revenues in the General Fund Budget which were placed in the various Capital Programs based on a percentage value of each program as same related to the total appropriation in the year 2012. After reviewing all the revisions with the Board, Council was of the opinion that the budgeting process for the year 2012 had been finalized. The Township Manager indicated that in accordance with the Township’s Home Rule Charter, the Budget Amendments would be advertised seven days prior to the adoption of the Budget which needed to take place before December 15, 2011. The Township staff would finalize the budgets, advertise the budget amendments, prepare revisions to the five-year Capital Program, and prepare an Ordinance for the adoption of the 2012 Budgets. The meetings for the adoption of the Budget would be scheduled by the Board prior to December 15, 2011.

Chairman Paulus closed the Public Hearing relative to the proposed 2012 Budgets. It was noted that the next meeting of the Board regarding the Budgets would be for the adoption of the 2012 Budgets. All other meetings advertised for the Budget process would not be held.

New Business: None

Courtesy of the Floor: None

At this point in the meeting, there was a short discussion with respect to the hiring of a new employee for the Public Works Department, namely, a Maintenance Supervisor. The Township Manager noted that she is proceeding with the interview process. There was a brief discussion regarding various potential candidates. It was noted, however, that the Board felt the sooner the Township Manager could hire the new employee, the more time the current Public Works Director would have with respect to the training process.

Adjournment:

The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

Sandra A. Pudliner
Township Manager

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