Moorestown Council To Begin Budget Discussions Next Week

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Moorestown Council will meet four times next week as discussions on this year’s budget begin. Four special meetings have been scheduled for June 1-4, 5 p.m. each day, the township announced on Thursday.

During each meeting, council members will meet with department heads to discuss their needs ahead of the formulation and introduction of this year’s proposed budget. The schedule for what will be discussed when can be found below:

• June 1: Police Budget
• June 2: Department of Community Development
• June 3: Recreation Department
• June 4: Department of Public Works

No date has been set for budget introduction. Although the budget is typically approved by the beginning of the summer, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown administrations statewide a curveball. Gov. Phil Murphy delivered a statewide budget address in February, before the outbreak.

Another budget address will take place in late August, and officials expect it to impact state aid, thus impacting budgets for municipalities across the state.

Each meeting will be held by teleconference only. Members of the public can participate in the teleconference meeting just the same as if at an in-person meeting. The Mayor will open the floor for public participation in accordance with normal protocol.

To join the meeting, dial +1 201-523-5900 and then enter Conference ID: 266 858 004 followed by the # sign.

A view of the council members will be broadcast via live stream on the internet. Please note that the livestream is not interactive, and you will not be able to participate in the meeting in this format.

The live stream may be accessed by going to: https://www.moorestown.nj.us/129/Agendas-Minutes. Once the meeting begins, you will see a video camera icon in the column labeled “Media” next to the meeting date. You can click on the video camera to view the live stream. Please note you will not see the video camera icon until the live stream begins.