Budget Workshop
Executive session held 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM — personnel matters
Summary
Halifax Township's Board of Supervisors held a Budget Workshop on October 24, 2016, with all five supervisors present: Chairman Kenneth Bechtel, Randy Paul, Scott McBurney, Steve Schreffler, and Brad Bruner. The session was called to order at 7:14 PM and devoted entirely to reviewing the proposed 2017 township budget. No final figures were adopted — formal budget adoption was reserved for a subsequent meeting.
- Executive session on personnel matters: Supervisors met in closed session from 6:00–7:00 PM before the public workshop began.
- Budget worksheet public access clarified: Chairman Kenneth Bechtel raised the question of whether budget worksheets must be distributed to the public. Brad Bruner reported that PSATS (Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors) legal staff advised the worksheets are not required to be made public since they are works in progress, though any resident may visit the township office to review them.
- Line-by-line review of 2017 budget: The board worked through the proposed 2017 budget across both income and expense categories, adjusting figures where supervisors felt changes were needed. No specific revised totals were recorded in the minutes.
Who was there
Kenneth Bechtel (Supervisor, Chairman) · Randy Paul (Supervisor) · Scott McBurney (Supervisor) · Steve Schreffler (Supervisor) · Brad Bruner (Supervisor) · Corey Stazewski (Roadmaster) · Wendy Wentzel (Secretary)
Meeting business
Public Comment Period
Chairman Bechtel raised the topic of distributing budget worksheets. Supervisor Bruner had contacted PSATS legal department, who advised that budget worksheets are not required to be distributed to the public as they are a work in progress, but anyone could visit the office to request to review them.
New Business
The Board of Supervisors reviewed the proposed 2017 budget line by line, covering both income and expenses, and modified numbers where they felt adjustments were needed.
Adjournment
Supervisor Bruner motioned and Supervisor Paul seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:37 PM. Motion carried 5-0.
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