Before
THE TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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In Re: Special Meeting;
Adoption of the 2008 Budget
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Tobyhanna Township Government Center Building
State Avenue
Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania 18350
Friday, December 21, 2007, beginning at 11:10 a.m.
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PRESENT: JOHN E. KERRICK, Chairperson
HEIDI A. PICKARD, Vice-Chairperson
HUGH LAMBERTON, Board Member
ANNE SINCAVAGE, Board Member
JAMIE B. KEENER, Board Member
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Panko Reporting
537 Sarah Street, 2nd Floor
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360
(570) 421-3620
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1 MR. KERRICK: Call the special
2 meeting to order. The purpose of the meeting is to
3 adopt our fiscal year budget for the year 2008.
4 Any questions or comments from board or do we have
5 a motion?
6 MS. PICKARD: I'll just state as
7 an executive summary, we are raising taxes by one
8 mill in order to balance the budget. We are
9 putting a small amount into reserve. There aren't
10 too many changes. We have some money for 9-1-1,
11 for the new signs. We hope to get some road
12 projects done. We have some money for some paving
13 projects.
14 MR. KERRICK: Do we have a
15 motion or does any other board member have a
16 comment or a question?
17 MS. PICKARD: From the original
18 proposed budget, we did add the grant money roll
19 over from the DCED Grant which was at 55,000 for
20 the park, the master site plan and surveying the
21 other two parks. We had an estimate from Terry
22 Martin. We had our first bill in, so there is
23 $44,400 that's carried over from this year, which
24 was added in, which is a wash, as prior year's
25 revenue carried over. That was it.
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1 MR. KEENER: I make a motion we
2 adopt the fiscal year 2008 annual budget as
3 presented.
4 MR. KERRICK: Motion on the
5 floor. Do we have a second?
6 MR. LAMBERTON: Second.
7 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
8 Questions or comments? Questions or comments from
9 the public?
10 Call the vote. Anne.
11 MS. SINCAVAGE: I vote in favor.
12 MR. KERRICK: Jamie.
13 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
14 MR. KERRICK: Hugh.
15 MR. LAMBERTON: I vote in favor.
16 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
17 MS. PICKARD: I vote in favor.
18 MR. KERRICK: I vote in favor.
19 I'd like to take this
20 opportunity to thank Heidi. I know it was a
21 challenging budget. I feel you did a very nice
22 job.
23 MR. KEENER: I second that.
24 MS. SINCAVAGE: Third it.
25 MR. LAMBERTON: Third it.
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1 MR. KERRICK: Do we have a
2 motion to adjourn?
3 MR. KEENER: I just want to make
4 one comment. With this being Anne's last meeting,
5 thank you, as short as it was, for letting me sit
6 beside you and giving me the guidance.
7 MS. SINCAVAGE: Thank you. It's
8 been a pleasure, really. If it wasn't such a long
9 term I would definitely go again, but six years is
10 just too much.
11 MS. PICKARD: I'd like to thank
12 you as well. We'll still be able to see you on
13 some of the other committees that we hope you will
14 remain on.
15 MR. KERRICK: I'd like to thank
16 you as well. I really appreciate your time. Hope
17 you continue to help out with the township and I'm
18 sure you will.
19 MS. SINCAVAGE: Thank you.
20 MR. KERRICK: Motion to adjourn?
21 MR. KEENER: Make a motion to
22 adjourn.
23 MS. PICKARD: Second.
24 MR. KERRICK: We are adjourned.
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7 I hereby certify that the
8 proceedings and evidence are contained fully and
9 accurately in the notes taken by me at the meeting
10 in the above matter; and that the foregoing is a
11 true and correct transcript of the same.
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