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Silver Spring supervisors review first draft of 2025 budget and discuss health benefits, IT and grant options
Summary
At a Sept. 11 budget session in Mechanicsburg, Silver Spring Township supervisors reviewed the first draft of the 2025 general fund and capital budgets, discussed anticipated health insurance increases and an employee opt-out, recommended a move to cloud computing, and considered New Kingstown grant uses.
Silver Spring Township supervisors met Sept. 11, 2024, at the Township Building, 8 Flowers Drive in Mechanicsburg to review the first draft of the 2025 general fund and capital budgets. Township Manager Raymond Palmer presented a year-to-date overview of 2024 finances and a forecast for 2025 and outlined proposed capital expenditures.
Palmer told the board that staff and supervisors had reviewed projected revenues and expenditures and that suggested revisions would be incorporated into the next draft. He said the first draft shows a balanced budget; no dollar totals were provided in the minutes. The board did not take a formal vote during the session.
Supervisors discussed the township's per-capita tax and the millage rate as part of the revenue conversation. Board members also noted anticipated increases in health insurance costs for 2025 and raised an employee opt-out financial option for employees who do not use township-provided insurance.
Finance Manager Subashini Krishnamurthy and other staff briefed the board on information-technology recommendations. Because on-site software and servers are expected to lose vendor support, staff recommended transitioning township systems to cloud computing for on-demand resources and storage.
The board also reviewed options for a proposed New Kingstown grant. Staff identified possible uses including curb and sidewalk improvements or measures to address truck traffic patterns in New Kingstown; no final allocation was decided.
During a question period, resident Randy Duncan remarked that there may be a state law requiring spouses with employers that offer medical insurance to participate in that insurance and said he was concerned about setting a precedent if the township funds sidewalk improvements instead of homeowners. The minutes record Duncan's comments but show no legal citation and no response from the board in the minutes.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:29 p.m. Recorder: Cheryl Neidig, Assistant Township Manager.
