COURT HOUSE – The combination of growth in tax ratables and reductions in spending helped bring Middle Township’s 2019 budget to the promised goal of no municipal tax increase.
According to a release, residents can learn about the proposed spending plan during an April 15 Township Committee hearing.
In addition to drawing on past surplus, Middle Township Mayor Timothy C. Donohue attributed the accomplishment to steady and responsible growth in the township’s ratable base; savings on healthcare costs; the reorganization of some township departments; and a cap on each department’s operating expenses.
The municipal purposes budget stands at almost $22.2 million. Salaries and wages are projected to grow 4.68 percent over last year’s budget.
Other expenses, including those for healthcare and general operations, are expected to fall by a similar percentage. Expenditures are forecast at $21.2 million – about a 1 percent reduction over 2018.
Assessed values rose by 0.54 percent, which is expected to generate an additional $88,931 in tax revenue compared to 2018.
Key to balancing the budget is an infusion of $1.77 million from past surpluses. That is slightly less than the surplus used to balance 2018’s budget.
The 2019 budget was presented at a Township Committee work session March 18. A hearing on the plan is scheduled for 6 p.m. April 15, at Middle Township Town Hall, 33 Mechanic St., Court House.
Donohue credited Chief Financial Officer Susan Quinones, Administrator Kimberly Krauss, and all of Middle Township’s department leaders for the budget that keeps expenditures right in line with revenues.
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