Friday, April 19, 2013
Budget to be introduced Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m.
The Township Committee will be including $1.9 million in capital projects for the 2013-14 budget, as agreed upon at Thursday’s budget workshop meeting. Complete budget figures have yet to be provided and are expected to be finalized early next week, Chief Financial Officer Adrian Fanning said. An April 10 budget workshop meeting revealed that the municipal spending plan could potentially carry a 3-cent tax rate bump. Between the township, school and county budgets, Lacey residents can expect to see taxes increase approximately $420 a year. Taxes will increase $235 for the average homeowner for schools alone. While municipal departments made $3.9 million in capital requests, the township narrowed the list down to $1.9 million. In 2012, $1.8…
Friday, March 22, 2013
More than $1 million in capital requests was proposed by the Lacey Township Police Department and emergency services
Police Chief David Paprota proposed seven new hires to the Committee as the township is reaching an all time low in manpower. Factoring in the retirements of a police chief and sergeant, Paprota was able to include new hires and potential promotions in the 2013 budget, he said at the township’s first budget workshop meeting Thursday. If approved by the Committee, the township would experience a savings from year to year, Paprota said. “That’s something I want to point out tonight that is nice in years to come,” he said. “I projected out through December 31, 2016 that our attrition rate and the savings related to attrition will far outpace any expenditures in salary related to new hires to not only replace but expand if the township so …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The Committee has confirmed that the township will be hiring four new police officers this year
The Police Department and emergency services will make their 2013-14 budget requests to the township Committee at 7 p.m. Thursday. Lacey residents can expect to see a municipal tax increase within the confines of the state-mandated cap, Mayor David Most said after the township’s first budget meeting of the year. Budget numbers were not available at that meeting as the township is just in the beginning stages of preparing its 2013-14 budget. At that time Most could not say what the township’s exact shortfall is but said an increase in cost for medial insurance, the expenses incurred due to Hurricane Sandy and tax appeals will have the greatest impact on this year’s budget process. Tax appeals will cost the township $481,000 this year, Chief…
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Join Lacey Patch for live coverage of the township committee meeting at 7 p.m.
The township committee will be doing a first reading of an ordinance authorizing the funding for various capital projects as set in the 2012 municipal budget. Township Administrator Veronica Laureigh said the ordinance covers everything that was agreed to during the budget process. In April, the committee agreed to the following capital projects: Below is the agenda for the committee meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Building. Visit Lacey Patch at that time for live coverage. Caucus Meeting 1. Residential Storage Unit - Request to extend time 2. Special Use Permit – Camp Bow Wow, July 29, 2012 3. Sale of Notes as Required by NJSA 40A:2-28 4. Resolution #2012-170 authorizing the convening of an executive session Township …
Friday, March 16, 2012
While proposed operational budgets are "bare," department heads are looking to finally backfill positions
Municipal department heads presented their proposed operational budgets including promotions, new hires and capital requests to the township committee at the first budget workshop meeting of the year. “I commend our department heads for last year,” Committeewoman Helen DelaCruz said. “They did more with less…This year, in my opinion, the requests are enormous. I don’t think we’re out of the recession yet.” Prior to directing questions to department heads regarding particular line items and capital projects, she asked them to do the “bare minimum,” similar to last year. “It’s very difficult to go and appropriate for money that we don’t have.” Mayor Mark Dykoff noted that there weren’t any significant increases on department line items. …
butch cassidy
12:24 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
i hope this isnt a tactic and then its all passed anyway more ›