[Chart shows the expense categories as per the final 2020 budget.]
The $13.1 million budget, which allocates about $80,000 in salary and benefits for the new officer and also money for three new police vehicles, was unanimously approved by the township supervisors at a recent meeting.
Most of the discussion before the budget was approved was around a suggestion by supervisor John Mack that the township spend some additional money in 2020 for a Savvy Citizen alert system.
It would alert residents via social media to upcoming meetings, road work, road closures and many other items.
Mack said he had talked company officials into lowering the annual cost of the system from $3,600 to $2,841 and into allowing the township to seek sponsors who would pay for it rather than having it come out of township funds.
“It would be very useful for pushing out notifications not only in our township but neighboring municipalities,” Mack said.
The other supervisors agreed to give Mack more time to find sponsors and said they would reconsider approving the system early next year.
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