Budget Introduction on Tap for Moorestown Council Meeting

Moorestown, NJ -- Moorestown Council will introduce its proposed budget when it meets Monday night at town hall, 7 p.m.

According to the agenda packet posted on the township’s website, the current fund for this year’s budget is $23,901,000, and the utility fund is $11,100,000.

Both are up slightly from last year, when the current fund was $23,812,000, and the water and sewer fund was $9,181,000.

That budget included a 2 percent increase, including a 1 percent increase in the library budget, mandated by the state, and a 1 percent increase in local taxes.

Along with the introduction, Moorestown Council will consider a resolution to establish the tax levy for the Open Space, Recreation and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund Program for Year 18 of the 30-year-program.

The tax levy will be set a 0.01 cents per $100 of assessed property value for 2016.

The levy was first established by voter referendum in 1998, and extended through a series of referendums since.

Council will also introduce a resolution to exceed the budget appropriation limits and establish a cap bank. The resolution is typically adopted annually by municipalities when the budget is introduced.

There will also be a public hearing on amendments to the existing noise ordinance, first introduced on April 11.

There will also be an update on the temporary treatment at the North Church Street Water Treatment Plant, and a discussion on a possible no smoking ordinance.

There are also 11 items on the consent agenda.

To view the agenda, visit the agenda center at moorestown.nj.us.