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Township preliminarily approves 2025 budget, confirms $120,116.81 in November expenditures and insurance renewals
Summary
Salem Township preliminarily approved its 2025 proposed budget for public advertisement, approved monthly expenditures totaling $120,116.81, authorized solicitation of audit quotes, and approved health and dental insurance renewals including UPMC Health Plan and the PA Townships dental trust.
The Salem Township Board voted unanimously on Nov. 20 to preliminarily approve and advertise the 2025 proposed township budget for final consideration on Dec. 18, 2024. The board also authorized soliciting quotes to appoint a certified public accountant or firm to perform the township’s 2024 fiscal audit, with appointment to occur at the Jan. 6, 2025 reorganization meeting.
The minutes list approved expenditures for the month totaling $120,116.81 across funds (General Fund $45,514.37; Payroll $41,775.40; Liquid Fuels $21,277.19; and other line items). Supervisors authorized renewal with UPMC Health Plan for the 2024–25 period; Supervisor Kerry Jobe noted an 8.4% increase approved previously and said the current motion authorizes executing the agreement. The board also approved joining the PA Townships Health Insurance Cooperative Trust for dental coverage, with the annual dental premium rising from $10,770.10 to $11,308.30.
Other fiscal actions at the meeting included advertising to solicit bids for signal upgrades, approving several grant-application resolutions, and authorizing a General Fund disbursement to volunteer fire departments. Supervisors emphasized that some payments were funded from reserves rather than through tax increases.
