Attendance: ---------- 0

Courtesy of the Floor: NONE

Approval of Minutes: ------------------ October 27, 2008 Budget Meeting

Motion: I move we waive the reading of the Minutes of the October 27, 2008 Budget Meeting and accept same as presented.

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

Old Business:

1. Public Hearing – Continuation of Proposed 2009 Operating, Capital Reserve, Liquid Fuels, Water and Sewer Budgets (Review and Discussion).

Chairman Paulus opened the Public Hearing relative to the Proposed 2009 Budgets. With the Township Engineer in attendance, the Board proceeded to review the Proposed 2009 Water Budget. With respect to the proposed figures set forth in the Proposed Budget, Council reviewed same with the Township Engineer and determined to make no changes to the Budget. With respect to the Proposed 2009 Sewer Budget, Council reviewed same with the Township Engineer and it was determined that with respect to the Revenue portion of the Sewer Budget, Sewer Rentals would be revised from $453,600 to $550,000. With respect to the Expenditures portion of the Sewer Budget, Insurance was revised from $2,000 to $7,000.

At this point in the meeting, the Township Manager requested that the Board return to the 2009 Operating Budget in particular the Department for Miscellaneous, since that department had not been reviewed. With respect to the department for Miscellaneous Expenses, the Board reviewed same and made no changes at this time. It was noted that certain items in the Miscellaneous Department would need to be adjusted as same reflect employee salaries as well as the category for Miscellaneous Contingencies which would need to be reviewed and additional monies in that category channeled into the Township’s Five Year Capital Program. There was a discussion relative to the Surplus Funds. The Township Manager advised that the figure in the Budget of $200,000 was more realistically between $350,000 and $400,000.

At this point in the meeting, the Township Manager noted that the Capital Reserve Account, Proposed 2009 Budget would most likely be revised upon completion of the Operating Budget, but currently same reflects the adopted Five Year Capital Program.

With respect to the Liquid Fuels Budget, the Board reviewed the Proposed 2009 Liquid Fuels Budget and determined to make no changes to same.

At this point in the meeting, Council determined to close the Public Hearing relative to the Proposed 2009 Budgets. It was noted that the next meeting would be held on Monday, November 10, 2008 at 4:00 P.M. at which time Council would meet to discuss employee compensation for the year 2009.

New Business:

The Township Manager brought to the Board’s attention the situation involving the pump station at Valley Plaza Shopping Center and the direction of the Board that the Manager have the owner install a knox box at that location. The Township Manager indicated that she had given the matter some thought and had spoken to the shopping center owner. He indicated that there was really no place to install a knox box and that he could possibly install one on a pole located near the pump station. The Township Manager felt that since there are knox boxes for all the tenants of the shopping center, it might be a better way to go just to have the emergency numbers placed in one of those existing knox boxes. It was discussed that the tenant closest to the pump station would be Jack Creek Steakhouse. Accordingly, Council felt that the matter could be resolved by having emergency numbers placed in the knox box at the Jack Creek location and directed the Manager to proceed in that fashion.

Courtesy of the Floor: NONE

Adjournment:

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