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Township outlines 2025 draft budget, flags paving contract and carryover use
Summary
Township officials presented the draft 2025 appropriation budget, noting a roughly $100,000 increase in the Road and Bridge fund, income of about $899,000 (excluding ARPA), and plans to use approximately $135,000 of an estimated $600,000 carryover to cover a $435,000 paving contract.
The township presented its draft 2025 appropriation budget and said no final decisions would be made at the meeting, with the board planning to adopt temporary appropriations in December and finalize budgets in April once year-end carryover figures are confirmed.
The presenter said the township—is estimating total income for 2025 at about $899,000 and emphasized that 2024 totals were elevated by roughly $273,000 in ARPA funds that are largely absent from the 2025 baseline. He noted a near $100,000 increase in the Road and Bridge fund tied to property-tax changes and reported gasoline-tax receipts holding steady at $160,000.
Officials explained capital expenditures include property acquisition, new construction, major renovations, public works and heavy rolling equipment, and that any purchases not approved under the adoption resolution must follow the fiscal officer—s purchase-order procedures. The presenter also described encumbrances that remain open (for example, employee deductibles) and urged conservative income projections until final carryover balances are available after year-end.
On the expense side, the presenter highlighted several pressure points: vehicle maintenance and dump-truck repairs are costly; a recurring road-survey professional fee appears every three years; and a $2,000 tree-work line was preserved. The township typically contracts crack sealing at about $155,000, but the contractor may be unavailable next season. Doing the work in-house could save roughly $7,000 but would require staff time, loaned equipment and favorable weather windows.
Officials said three smaller paving-related funds (vehicle-license, district-tax and permissive) will be dedicated to this year—s paving contract. Because the contract exceeds those funds—revenues, the presenter said the township plans to draw from carryover; he estimated combined carryover across funds "somewhere in the $600,000 range," and that about $135,000, not the full $200,000 gap, would be used to cover this year's paving contract, quoted at roughly $435,000.
The presenter outlined multi-year capital planning, noting replacement of a 2008 plow truck is anticipated around 2028 and reaffirmed that the board will revisit and amend appropriations after carryovers are finalized.
The meeting closed the budget discussion without a final vote; the board intends a temporary appropriations measure in December and a permanent appropriations resolution in 2025 after final balances are set.
