Carmichaels council OKs tentative budget
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CARMICHAELS – A tentative 2015 budget approved Tuesday by Carmichaels Borough Council will require no increase in property taxes.
The budget, prepared by borough secretary Brandi Streit, calls for $137,242.58 in spending and $153,581.51 in revenue. The proposed budget, Streit said, is fairly similar to this year’s budget.
Property taxes in the borough will remain at 2.85 mills. Council expects to adopt the budget at its meeting in December.
Some major spending categories in the proposed budget include public works, $35,428; secretary and clerk, $23,674.58; police department $19,453; insurance, $13,600; public works and street lights, $11,000; general administration, $4,614; Social Security, $5,400; general government/building, $4,360; and tax collection, $3,100.
Revenue will include $109,500 from taxes; $22,140 from permits and other income; and $21,941.51 from fines.
The budget also estimates Act 13 impact fee revenue at $13,000.
In other business, council approved a 3 percent cost of living increase and a $100 holiday bonus for each of the three borough employees.
Borough street worker Jim Petrone reported he removed all the parking meters in the downtown area but still had some work to do patching the holes from the meter poles.
Council voted last month to remove the meters.
The borough has not been issuing tickets for meter violations for several years and some of the meter poles were bent or cut off, leaving a small segment near the sidewalk someone could easily trip over.
Councilman Mike Dohanich said council is still considering options in regard to parking in the borough. Last month, council discussed possibly limiting parking to two hours.
Members also discussed what could be done about cars parking all night on the streets, making it difficult to plow snow in the mornings.
Council was asked about plans discussed earlier this year to have the Cumberland Township Police Department patrol in the borough when police Chief Mike Gyurke was not on duty.
Council President Charles Walker said the borough discussed the matter with the township but the arrangements would have been too expensive for the borough.
The township police, however, will continue to assist in the borough, he said.
Streit reported light up night in the borough will be held Dec. 6.