CHARLESTOWN TOWNSHIP
BUDGET 2009
LOGO GIF
Adopted: Dec. 1, 2008
Millage .75 mils
Beginning Assessment: $607,429,260
Estimated Ending Assessment: $620,000,000
Actual Ending Assessment: 624,396,420
GENERAL FUND 01
General Fund Revenue & Carryover
Acct # Category General Fund General Fund Actual 2008 Actual Actual Actual
  Budget 2009 Budget 2008 to 11/19/08 2007 2006 2005
  Total Carryover from Previous Year 325,000 415,500 284,019 689,795 618,893 370,823
301 Real Property Taxes
301.10 Real Estate Taxes - Current Year's Levy 442,000 450,000 441,164 411,164 418,410 379,874
301.20 Real Estate Taxes - Prior Year's Levy 22,500 17,500 40,699 24,905 22,607 13,831
301.30 Real Estate Taxes - Delinquent 10,000 5,000 9,921 11,164 3,335 5,880
  Total Real Property Taxes 474,500 472,500 491,784 447,233 444,352 399,585
310 Local Tax Enabling Act (Act 511) Taxes
310.01 Per Capita Taxes - Current Year's Levy 15,000 25,000 14,415 13,488 21,945 26,604
310.02 Per Capita Taxes - Prior Year's Levy 500 8,000 594 - 665 910
310.10 Real Estate Transfer Tax 300,000 350,000 339,380 413,646 618,188 529,158
310.51 Local Services Tax 21,000 18,000 22,491 17,945 15,283 10,186
  Local Tax Enabling Act (Act 511) Taxes 336,500 401,000 376,880 445,079 656,081 566,858
321 Business Licenses and Permits
321.60 Contractors' Registration 8,000 8,000 8,150 8,925 11,352 8,027
321.61 Transient Retailers 20 20 20 10
321.80 Cable Television Franchises 55,000 75,000 53,191 67,226 36,738 30,363
321.91 Sign Permits 200 200 150 300 100 100
  Total: Business Licenses & Permits 63,220 83,220 61,511 76,451 48,190 38,500
322 Non-Business Licenses and Permits
322.20 Demolition Permits 1,000 500 3,210 50 2,200 17,325
322.50 Street Opening Permits 200 200 300 370 190 610
322.84 Grading (E & S) Permits 6,400 6,000 6,800 7,200 13,750 15,000
322.85 Hazardous Materials & Fire Alarm Registr. Fees 1,500 1,700 1,350 1,300 1,600 2,050
  Total: Non-Business Licenses & Fees 9,100 8,400 11,660 8,920 17,740 34,985
General Fund Revenue & Carryover - continued
Acct # Category General Fund General Fund Actual 2008 Actual Actual Actual
  Budget 2009 Budget 2008 to 11/19/08 2007 2006 2005
331 Fines
331.10 Court - District Magistrate 800 800 1,166 650 794 838
331.11 Vehicle Code Violations 4,000 4,000 1,983 4,892 4,558 4,040
  Total: Fines & Forfeits 4,800 4,800 3,149 5,542 5,352 4,878
341 Interest Earnings
341.10 Interest on Investments 7,500 21,500 8,138 30,784 38,212 18,030
  Total: Interest on Investments 7,500 21,500 8,138 30,784 38,212 18,030
342 Rents and Royalties
342.20 Rent - Brightside Farm/Jenkins 14,400 12,000 11,400 14,507 21,600 15,850
  Total Rents & Royalties 14,400 12,000 11,400 14,507 21,600 15,850
354 State Capital and Operating Grants
354.03 PEMA relief - 465 - 15,488 5,051
354.15 Act 101 Recycling Grant 55,000 10,000 55,869 28,165 9,502 11,782
354.16 DCED Regional Planning Grant - - 7,631 - - -
  Total: State Capital and Operating Grants 55,000 10,000 63,965 28,165 24,990 16,833
355 State Shared Revenue and Entitlements
355.01 Public Utility Tax 2,600 3,200 2,621 3,205 3,254 1,963
355.04 Liquor Licenses 400 400 400 400 400 400
355.05 General Municipal Pension Sys State Aid 6,400 6,400 6,373 6,413 3,089 2,927
355.08 PA One Call Aid 300 250 293 247 255 274
355.99 Firefighters' Insurance Fund 65,000 61,000 64,905 61,038 58,594 55,823
  Total: State Shared Revenue and Entitlements 74,700 71,250 74,592 71,303 65,592 61,387
357 Local Govt Units Capital & Operating Grants
357.15 County Hazardous Waste Grant 500 500 458 252 709 410
357.16 County Regional Planning Grant - - 3,270
  Total: Local Govt Units Capital & Operating Grants 500 500 3,728 252 709 410
General Fund Revenue & Carryover - continued
Acct # Category General Fund General Fund Actual 2008 Actual Actual Actual
  Budget 2009 Budget 2008 to 11/19/08 2007 2006 2005
361 Charges for Services (Departmental Earnings)
361.31 Subdivision & Land Development Fees 1,500 1,500 800 1,850 3,510 6,160
361.33 Conditional Use/Zoning Applic. Fees 2,000 2,000 1,000 2,000 12,000 8,500
361.50 Sale of Maps & Publications 500 1,000 525 1,141 1,162 2,356
Total: Charges for Services 4,000 4,500 2,325 4,991 16,672 17,016
362 Public Safety
362.41 Building Permit Fees 100,000 150,000 79,599 135,239 231,002 228,242
362.45 Use & Occupancy Fees 2,000 2,000 2,450 3,825 5,102 4,627
362.47 State Permit Fees (L & I) 360 500 332 incl. 362.41 incl. 362.41 incl. 362.41
  Total: Public Safety 102,360 152,500 82,381 139,064 236,104 232,869
367 Culture - Recreation
367.20 Brightside Farm Garden Plots 600 500 625 615 475 600
  Total Culture & Recreation 600 500 625 615 475 600
380 Miscellaneous Revenues
380.31 Subdivision & L.D. Escrows 40,000 50,000 39,224 47,849 77,963 92,316
380.32 Zoning Hearing Board Escrows 2,000 2,000 (658) 2,614 14,267 3,788
380.33 Conditional Use Applic. Escrows 2,000 2,000 - (733) 8,000 7,678
  Total: Miscellaneous Revenues 44,000 54,000 38,566 49,730 100,230 103,782
  TOTAL: GENERAL FUND REVENUE & CARRYOVER 1,516,180 1,712,170 1,514,723 2,012,431 2,295,192 1,882,406
GENERAL FUND 01
General Fund Expenditures
Acct # Category General Fund General Fund Actual 2008 Actual Actual Actual
  Budget 2009 Budget 2008 to 11/30/08 2007 2006 2005
400-409 General Government
400 Legislative Body
400.01 Supervisors - Salary 3,000 3,500 2,423 4,539 4,450 3,500
400.02 Supervisors - Expenses 2,500 2,500 2,585 2,185 1,857 1,270
400.31 Convention & Dues 2,000 1,000 3,179 1,120 2,130 1,510
  Total: Legislative Body 7,500 7,000 8,187 7,844 8,437 6,280
402 Financial Administration
402.30 Auditor 6,000 6,500 5,978 5,943 5,991 4,994
402.32 Treasurer's Bond 1,250 1,800 1,225 1,750 1,750 1,575
402.52 Bank fees 100 55 50 39
  Total: Financial Administration 7,250 8,400 7,203 7,748 7,791 6,608
403 Tax Collection
403.10 Tax Collector Commission 8,200 7,500 8,294 6,430 7,870 12,040
  Total: Tax Collection 8,200 7,500 8,294 6,430 7,870 12,040
404 Solicitor/Legal Services
404.11 Township Solicitor 100,000 100,000 112,712 154,167 149,130 114,186
404.115 Codification of Ordinances 18,000
404.12 Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor 7,500 20,000 5,255 incl. 404.11 incl. 404.11 incl. 404.11
404.15 Court Reporter 2,000 4,000 1,397 4,929 6,935 4,722
Total: Solicitor/Legal Fees 127,500 124,000 119,364 159,096 156,065 118,908
General Fund Expenditures - Continued
Acct # Category General Fund General Fund Actual 2008 Actual Actual Actual
  Budget 2009 Budget 2008 to 11/30/08 2007 2006 2005
405 General Administration
405.10 Administrative Salaries 95,000 90,000 74,733 85,140 81,160 76,429
405.30 Office Supplies/File Storage 6,000 7,000 5,626 6,747 5,953 7,024
405.31 Advertising 7,500 10,000 11,405 11,363 12,923 8,032
405.32 Furniture & Equipment 6,500 7,500 8,019 9,376 12,271 10,202
405.34 Postage 5,000 6,000 4,224 5,374 6,094 4,017
405.35 Printing 7,000 7,500 5,623 9,207 7,535 6,597
405.37 Telephone 2,000 2,000 2,049 2,008 2,201 1,930
405.39 Equipment Maint & Repair 500 500 - -
405.40 Custodian 1,200 1,200 1,001 1,092 1,174 1,065
405.50 Donations 4,051 4,051 4,051 4,051 10,000
  Total: General Administration 134,751 135,751 116,731 134,358 139,311 115,296
407 IT - Networking Services - Data Processing
407 IT - Networking Services -Website 12,000 2,000 2,782 1,830 1,911 1,303
  Total: IT-Networking Services-Data Processing 12,000 2,000 2,782 1,830 1,911 1,303
408 Engineering Services
408.10 Engineering (Incl. Rt 29 Improvements) 18,000 18,000 17,639 23,657 36,920 13,654
408.36 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System 15,000 15,000 9,486 9,265 12,765 12,850
408.37 Municipal Septic System Programs 1,200 1,200 1,100 1,150 1,117 -
  Total: Engineering Services 34,200 34,200 28,225 34,072 50,802 26,504
409 General Government Buildings & Plant
409.10 Township Office Rental + Electric 13,000 13,000 11,164 11,730 11,700 10,561
409.15 Jenkins Property Maintenance - 2,000 8,472 7,525 7,969 8,059
409.18 Woolen Mill Property maintenance - 2,500 2,586 7,437 11,425 1,994
409.19 Longwood School Property maintenance - 500 - 2,900 391 -
  Total: General Government Buildings & Plant 13,000 18,000 22,222 29,592 31,485 20,614
General Fund Expenditures - Continued
Acct # Category General Fund General Fund Actual 2008 Actual Actual Actual
  Budget 2009 Budget 2008 to 11/30/08 2007 2006 2005
410-419 Public Safety (Protections to Persons and Property)
411 Fire
411.10 Fire Marshal - Salary 8,600 8,400 7,167 8,400 8,400 8,400
411.15 Fire Marshal - Expenses 300 500 248 391 327 873
411.31 Fire Hydrants 20,000 18,000 19,038 18,407 18,237 16,513
411.32 Fire Protection 88,000 85,000 85,348 82,586 82,591 76,648
411.33 Firefighters' Insurance Fund 65,000 61,000 64,905 61,038 58,594 55,823
  Total: Fire 181,900 172,900 176,706 170,822 168,149 158,257
413 UCC & Building Code Enforcement
413.30 Zoning Officer 6,500 6,500 6,508 8,495 6,568 6,254
413.31 Building Permit Inspection & Review 125,000 125,000 136,614 165,018 179,917 163,336
413.32 L & I Fees 360 - 332
  Total: UCC & Building Code Enforcement 131,860 131,500 143,454 173,513 186,485 169,590
414 Planning & Zoning
414.10 Planning Consultant 50,000 50,000 62,423 91,456 66,715 42,529
414.15 Plan. Comm. Solicitor 5,000 5,000 5,257 3,682 4,455 6,444
414.16 Plan. Comm - Regional Planning 12,000 10,000 1,254 7,722 10,693 10,516
414.20 Plan. Comm - Operations Expenses 1,000 1,000 1,003 - - 858
  Total: Planning & Zoning 68,000 66,000 69,937 102,860 81,863 60,347
415 Emergency Management & Communications
415.50 Emergency Services 2,000 2,000 1,733 1,777 2,615 2,634
415.51 Move EOC - 5,000 - 2,884
Total: Emergency Management 2,000 7,000 1,733 1,777 5,499 2,634
General Fund Expenditures - Continued
Acct # Category General Fund General Fund Actual 2008 Actual Actual Actual
  Budget 2009 Budget 2008 to 11/30/08 2007 2006 2005
419 Other Public Safety
419.20 Halloween Patrol 300 300 300 - 300
419.50 PA One Call 500 500 489 580 663 752
  Total: Other Public Safety 800 800 489 880 663 1,052
420-425 Health & Human Services
422 Animal Control 2,500 2,500 2,417 2,265 1,862 1,432
  Total: Animal Control 2,500 2,500 2,417 2,265 1,862 1,432
426-429 Public Works - Sanitation
427 Waste Collection & Disposal 1,000 1,000 671 1,380 - 1,008
  Total: Public Works: Sanitation 1,000 1,000 671 1,380 - 1,008
430-439 Public Works - Highways, Roads and Streets
430 General Services - Administration
430.101 Public Works Superintendent Salary 20,000 18,000 15,166 17,180 16,240 16,374
430.102 Public Works Superintendent Expenses 2,500 2,000 1,778 2,477 3,955 3,206
430.11 Road Assistant - Salary & Expenses 1000 2,500 incl above incl above incl. above incl. above
430.20 Road Maintenance: Contracted Labor & Equip. 50,000 90,000 30,962 90,030 192,343 88,340
430.21 Road Maintenance: Materials 10,000 10,000 4,027 13,549 22,985 11,713
430.22 Road Maintenance: Tree Removal 10,000 10,000 9,174 1,174 7,995 3,971
430.23 Road Maintenance: Mowing 2,000 2,000 2,701 - 1,107 1,661
430.235 Road Maintenance: Striping 5,000 5,000 - 9,477 264
430.25 Road Maintenance: Culvert & Inlet Repair 25,000 25,000 17,078 30,931 13,280 12,238
  Total: General Services-Administration 125,500 164,500 80,886 155,341 267,382 137,767
General Fund Expenditures - Continued
Acct # Category General Fund General Fund Actual 2008 Actual Actual Actual
  Budget 2009 Budget 2008 to 11/30/08 2007 2006 2005
431 Cleaning of Streets and Gutters
431 Road Maintenance:Leaf, Sweeping,Culverts 20,000 35,000 46,732 40,567 71,860 44,568
  Total: Cleaning of Streets and Gutters 20,000 35,000 46,732 40,567 71,860 44,568
432 Winter Maintenance - Snow Removal
432 Snow Removal 80,000 75,000 25,926 124,425 52,137 65,274
  Total: Winter Maintenance - Snow Removal 80,000 75,000 25,926 124,425 52,137 65,274
433 Traffic Control Devices
433.01 Traffic Lights Maint & Repair 10,000 7,000 16,593 5,778 13,555 5,155
433.02 Traffic Lights Electricity 3,000 3,000 2,416 2,943 2,881 2,682
433.03 Road Signs 2,500 2,500 1,813 994 5,906 4,815
  Total: Traffic Control Devices 15,500 12,500 20,822 9,715 22,342 12,652
434 Street Lighting
434.02 Street Lights - - 200 577
  Total: Street Lighting - - - - 200 577
435 Traffic Calming and Studies
435 Traffic Studies 4,000 5,000 1,480 3,096 - -
  Total: Traffic Studies 4,000 5,000 1,480 3,096 - -
436-437 Machinery & Equipment
436 Purchase of Machinery & Equipment 1000 1,000 401 - 850 15,939
437 Maint. & Operating of Twp Owned Vehicle & Eq. 5000 4,000 5,219 4,365 7,111 3,557
  Total: Machinery & Equipment 6,000 5,000 5,620 4,365 7,961 19,496
General Fund Expenditures - Continued
Acct # Category General Fund General Fund Actual 2008 Actual Actual Actual
  Budget 2009 Budget 2008 to 11/30/08 2007 2006 2005
439 Road Construction
439 Road Construction 117,500 83,000 72,186 131,812 91,629 51,453
  Total: Road Construction 117,500 83,000 72,186 131,812 91,629 51,453
450-459 Culture-Recreation
454 Parks
454 Parks & Recreation Board 500 500 564 - -
454.01 Parks Assistant Labor & Expenses 5,000 5,000 9,083 6,450 3,683 3,316
454.03 Parks & Rec Signage 1,000 2,500 - 8,586 -
454.05 Parks & Rec Consultant 2,000 2,500 1,552 17,260 792 1,674
454.10 Maintenance - Charlestown Park - 25,000 32,102 51,139 39,377 19,039
454.20 Maintenance - Brightside Farm - 10,000 9,228 13,952 17,394 11,954
454.30 Maintenance - Cemetery - 2,500 29 - - -
454.40 Maintenance - Nature Trails and Open Space - 2,000 50 1,055 395 1,315
  Total: Parks 8,500 50,000 52,044 90,420 70,227 37,298
459 Historical Commission
459.10 Historical Comm - Operations 7,500 10,000 145 2,102 160 340 incl: Rapp House Heat, copier costs
459.101 Historical Comm - Donation to HRSC 2,500 - - - - -
459.20 Historical Comm - HARB Consult. 1,500 7,500 260 4,332 17,741 16,763
459.40 Historical Comm - Signage 7,500 10,000 4,150 - -
  Total: Historical Commission 19,000 27,500 4,555 6,434 17,901 17,103
General Fund Expenditures - Continued
Acct # Category General Fund General Fund Actual 2008 Actual Actual Actual
  Budget 2009 Budget 2008 to 11/30/08 2007 2006 2005
460-469 Community Development
461 Conservation of Natural Resources
461.01 Open Space Director Salary - 53,000 44,167 42,703 41,250 -
461.02 Open Space Director Expenses - 1,400 1,646 1,700 3,571 -
461.10 Open Space Comm.: Community Outreach - 4,750 (118) 3,586 2,990 -
461.20 Open Space Community Events - 2,600 - 272 incl. 461.10 -
461.30 Open Space Operating Expenses - 2,000 1,921 1,009 9,489 5,289
461.50 Open Space Consultants-non-project specific - 10,000 173 8,890 59,490 -
Total: Conservation of Natural Resources - 73,750 47,789 58,160 116,790 5,289
480.00 Miscellaneous Expenses
480.31 Subdivision & L.D. Expenses 40,000 50,000 66,851 72,760 105,542 123,520
480.32 Hearing Expenses 4,000 4,000 716 1,991 5,689 3,285
  Total: Miscellaneous Expenses 44,000 54,000 67,567 74,751 111,231 126,805
481-484 Employer Paid Benefits and Withholding Items
481 Payroll Taxes 13,500 13,000 11,663 12,791 12,067 9,175
483.30 Non-Uniform Pension Contribution 15,420 13,500 13,424 13,234 17,415 8,328
Total: Employer Paid Benefits and Withholding 28,920 26,500 25,087 26,025 29,482 17,503
486-488 Insurance, Casualty and Surety
486 Insurance 25,000 25,000 23,210 24,908 29,161 27,858
486.75 Insurance Appraisals - 1,150
  Total: Insurance, Casualty and Surety 25,000 25,000 23,210 26,058 29,161 27,858
TOTAL: GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES 1,226,381 1,355,301 1,182,319 1,585,636 1,736,496 1,265,516
GENERAL FUND BALANCE - CARRYOVER TO 2010 $289,799 $359,369 $332,404 $426,795 $558,696 $616,890