Dec 12, 2012 2 min read

CARMICHAELS – Carmichaels Borough Council approved a tentative budget Tuesday that includes no increase in taxes and accepted the resignation of council woman Annette Thomas.

Council approved a proposed budget that includes an increase in spending of $13,887 compared to the current year and holds the line on property taxes at 2.85 mills.

The budget lists total expenditures at $130,608.20 and total revenue at $195,645.87, which includes $44,000 in money carried over from this year and $23,761.89 in Act 13 impact fees for this year and next year.

Some major spending categories include streets and roads, $31,483.36; administration, $26,784; police department, $17,109; insurance, $11,711; street lights, $10,000, building, $3,785; Social Security, $3,250; traffic signals and signs, $2,700 and human services, $2,560.

Most of the projected revenue will come from property taxes, $30,900; earned income taxes, $40,000; past due earned income taxes, $20,000.; permits and other income, $13,861.11; and fines, highway aid and other income, $20,911.98.

Council will adopt the budget at a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the borough building.

In other business, council accepted Thomas’ resignation and thanked her for her years of service on council. Thomas has served on council for 14 years and was last elected to a four-year term in 2009.

Council has 30 days to appoint a replacement from the date of Thomas’ resignation on Dec. 31.

Anyone who would like to fill her remaining term is asked to submit a letter of interest to the borough.

Council also voted to re-appoint John Konkus to a four-year term on the Carmichaels Municipal Authority and to donate the borough’s old salt spreader to the Greene County Career and Technology Center.