Millions On The Line: Warminster Preps Preliminary Budget

WARMINSTER, PA —It's budget time for township supervisors.

Supervisors are clearing the schedule of any obstacles as it hopes to deliver a preliminary 2023 budget for discussion at the Nov. 17 supervisors meeting.

With that in mind, the board The Warminster Township Board of Supervisors meeting scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20 has been canceled.

The next meeting will be Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Warminster Township Administration Building, 401 Gibson Ave.

"We're looking forward to putting together a solid budget," Supervisors Chairman Kenneth Hayes said at last week's supervisors meeting.

Finance Director John Ramey updated supervisors on the township's finances with some "good and bad news."

He said revenues were up 5 percent at $558,000 courtesy of some "big sales that happened."

Supervisors did agree to sell township-owned equipment, vehicles and surplus equipment on Municibid.

Ramey said that 99 percent of township taxes have been collected with final notices going out to residents shortly.

"We want to thank residents for that," Hayes said.

Ramey said that expenses were up slightly at $85,000 and that the township was only at 50 percent of its budget when normally for this time of the year it should be at 67 percent.

He did state that the township faces some issues regarding the 2023 budget with wages, insurance, employee benefits and having to estimate contracts.