The Perkasie Borough Council Monday, Nov. 20, approved the advertisement of the borough’s 2024 preliminary budget, with formal approval set for next month.
The budget, with no tax increases, projects revenues and expenses approximately $1.25 million higher than the 2023 budget. The budget notably contains minor trash and electricity rate increases, including a $7.50 quarterly increase on trash toters, a $0.50 trash bag fee increase and a $0.01 electricity rate increase.
In other news, council agreed to draft an ordinance to implement Act 91, a state law that enables counties to offer real estate tax credits to volunteers fighters to boost recruitment. Council additionally requested that the Pennridge School District similarly implement the program.
Council also approved a letter of support for the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity (RMUC) Advanced Cybersecurity Technology (ACT) 1 Prize, a US Department of Energy program to bolster cybersecurity infrastructure. Borough manager Andrea Coaxum noted the program includes three rounds, with $50,000 prizes for rounds one and two and a $100,000 prize for round three.
Council approved the resignations of Deborah Sergeant as Code Enforcement Officer and Jessica Tantorno as Events Assistant. Council then approved a number of appointments, including Cassandra Grillo as Code Enforcement Officer at an annual salary of $55,700, Logan Wilcox as the Youth Councilor, Keith Hass to the Pennridge Wastewater Treatment Authority Board and council member Greg Martin to a three-year term on the Perkasie Regional Authority.
Council also authorized the use of roughly $59,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to purchase an inlet vacuum cleaner and approved two events, the Perkasie Rotary’s Twin Bridge decorating event on November 25 and the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy’s Freeze Up 5k on December 3 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The next Perkasie Borough Council meeting is on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. For more information, visit perkasieborough.org.
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