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Washington Township holds 2025 budget workshop; department heads outline needs
Summary
Washington Township held a public budget workshop on April 30, 2024, where department heads presented brief synopses of their anticipated needs for the 2025 municipal budget. No members of the public spoke and the meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Washington Township held a public budget workshop on April 30, 2024, in the Council Room at 523 Egg Harbor Road in Sewell, New Jersey. Council Vice President Brown called the meeting to order at 2:06 p.m. and led the routine Sunshine Notice and Safety Awareness announcements.
CFO Colette Bachich opened the budget portion of the meeting by explaining the purpose of the workshop: each department head would provide a short description of what they expect to need in the 2025 budget. Department presentations that followed were brief and, in the transcript provided, did not include line-item figures.
Police Chief Pat Gurcsik summarized the Police Department's budget priorities. Vicky Binetti spoke for the Environmental Commission and Sustainable NJ. Sheila Batten reviewed the Tax Department's needs. Anthony DeSimone addressed Housing, Construction and Zoning matters. Janine Smiley spoke for Human Resources; Lisa Collins presented for Parks & Recreation and Public Celebrations; Alissa Moser spoke for the Court; Christine Ciallella represented the Clerk's Office; and Frank Altamuro summarized Public Works priorities. CFO Colette Bachich then closed the department presentations with brief remarks for Administration/Finance/Council.
Council Vice President Brown opened the meeting for public participation by motion; no member of the public addressed the council and the public comment period was closed by motion. The meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m., after which workshop materials and next procedural steps for preparing the 2025 budget were expected to be handled by municipal finance staff (specific follow-up actions were not specified in the transcript).
The meeting minutes as provided contain a date inconsistency in the footer (the body of the minutes and the meeting header list April 30, 2024, while the footer references April 30, 2025); this article follows the April 30, 2024 meeting date shown at the top of the transcript.
