Monthly Budget Reports
- June Budget Report 2017
- May Budget Report 2017
- April Budget Report 2017
- March Budget Report 2017
- February Budget Report 2017
- January Budget Report 2017
- December Budget Report 2016
- November Budget Report 2016
- October Budget Report 2016
- September Budget Report 2016
- August Budget Report 2016
- July Budget Report 2016
- June Budget Report 2016
- May Budget Report 2016
- April Budget Report 2016
- March Budget Report 2016
- February Budget Report 2016
- January Budget Report 2016
- December Budget Report 2015
- November Budget Report 2015
- October Budget Report 2015
- September Budget Report 2015
- August Budget Report 2015
- July Budget Report 2015
- June Budget Report 2015
- May Budget Report 2015
- April Budget Report 2015
- March Budget Report 2015
- February Budget Report 2015
- January Budget Report 2015
- December Budget Report 2014
- November Budget Report 2014
- October Budget Report 2014
- September Budget Report 2014
- August Budget Report 2014
- July Budget Report 2014
- June Budget Report 2014
- May Budget Report 2014
- April Budget Report 2014
- March Budget Report 2014
- February Budget Report 2014
- January Budget Report 2014
- December Budget Report 2013
- November Budget Report 2013
- October Budget Report 2013
- September Budget Report 2013
- August Budget Report 2013
- July Budget Report 2013
- June Budget Report 2013
- May Budget Report 2013
- April Budget Report 2013
- March Budget Report 2013
- February Budget Report 2013
- January Budget Report 2013
- December Budget Report 2012
- November Budget Report 2012
- October Budget Report 2012
- September Budget Report 2012
- August Budget Report 2012
- July Budget Report 2012
- June Budget Report 2012
- May Budget Report 2012
- April Budget Report 2012
- March Budget Report 2012
- February Budget Report 2012
- January Budget Report 2012
- December Budget Report 2011
- November Budget Report 2011
- October Budget Report 2011
- September Budget Report 2011
- August Budget Report 2011
- July Budget Report 2011
- June Budget Report 2011
- May Budget Report 2011
- April Budget Report 2011
- March Budget Report 2011
- February Budget Report 2011
- January Budget Report 2011
- December Budget Report 2010
- November Budget Report 2010
- October Budget Report 2010
- September Budget Report 2010
- August Budget Report 2010
- July Budget Report 2010
- June Budget Report 2010
- May Budget Report 2010
- April Budget Report 2010
- March Budget Report 2010
- February Budget Report 2010
- January Budget Report 2010
- December Budget Report 2009
- November Budget Report 2009
- October Budget Report 2009
- September Budget Report 2009
- August Budget Report 2009
- July Budget Report 2009
- June Budget Report 2009
- May Budget Report 2009
- April Budget Report 2009
- March Budget Report 2009
- February Budget Report 2009
- January Budget Report 2009
- December Budget Report 2008
Annual Adopted Budgets
- 2017 Adopted Budget
- 2016 Adopted Budget
- 2015 Adopted Budget
- 2014 Adopted Budget
- 2013 Adopted Budget
- 2013 Budget in Brief
- 2012 Adopted Budget
- 2011 Adopted Budget
- 2010 Adopted Budget
2017 Budget Worksheet
This is the Excel document used to work on the Borough’s upcoming budget, along with budget memos and pertinent documents. You can adjust the Garbage Fee in cell D3 and the Property Tax rate in cell F2 to adjust expected revenues. Under the “Paving” tab, you can select which road projects to add into the budget for 2017, 2018, and 2019, while also choosing whether to replace brick streets with brick, asphalt, or pavers. Those selections will be added to the “Capital Improvements” tab in the “Paving” row. In that same tab, you can select from a number of capital improvement projects under consideration.
Individual departments have their own tabs to look at personnel costs and decisions. Specifically, the Police Department requires succession planning, as officers do not operate on their own until they have two years of experience. Therefore, as we look at the timing of expected retirements, we also consider the hiring of replacements two years in advance. Placing an “x” into the cells by the new hire options will add those employees to the budget. The Parks Department has also requested a third full-time employee and has offered to cut down on the number of seasonal employees and to cut some third-party services should a new hire be approved. Placing an “x” in the appropriate cell for the Park employee will make all of the necessary changes to the budget.
Future budget forecasting makes a number of assumptions, such as 3% growth in employee wages, 6% growth in healthcare expenses, and 2% growth in utility costs. There is no guarantee that these assumptions will hold, but they help to provide an early view of our future budgets.
I hope that this will help residents understand the Borough budget a little better, but I am aware that it can be very overwhelming. If, after going through the various documents, you have questions, please let me know and I will do my best to answer.
Best regards,
Ben Estell
Borough Manager