Hatfield Township

Board of Commissioners
2015 Budget Presentation

November 19, 2014

Presentation Outline
The Budget Process
Organizational
Overview
2014 Accomplishments
2015 Budget
Revenue
Expenditure

2015 Budget Timeline

Sept 9, 2014 Meeting with Dept. Heads
October 15th Finance Committee
October 29th Public Budget Workshop
November 19th Presentation of Budget
December 17th Consider Adoption

Hatfield Township
Organizational Chart
Hatfield Township
Residents
Board of Commissioners
(5)

Elected

Appointed

Consultants

Public Works

Finance

Tax Collector
(1)

Township Manager

Public Safety

47 Full-Time Employees (down from 56 in 2013)

5 Permanent Part-Time

Parks and
Recreation

Community
Development

10 year comparison
2005

2015

Personnel:

47 FT
10 PT

47 FT
5 PT

GF Revenue:

7.8m

9.1m

GF Expense:

6.3m

9.2m

Pension Cost:

350k

1m

10 year look back

Administration
Township Manager
Dept. Heads

Consultants
Township Solicitor

Assistant Manager/
Parks Director

Professional Planner/
Zoning Officer

Admin Assistant

Township Engineer

Receptionist
(2 PT)

Traffic Engineer

Police Chief

DPW/Codes
Dir.

Landscape Architect
Finance
Director

Bookkeeper
(1 PT)

Labor Attorney

Police Department
Police Chief
Executive Assistant
(1)

Lieutenant
Patrol Sergeants
(2)

Highway Safety Sgt.

(1)

Detective Sgt.
(1)

Evidence Tech
(1)
Admin Assistant
(1 PT)

Corporals
(4)
Patrolmen
(12)

Detectives
(3)
25 Uniform FT
2 Non-Uniform FT
1 Non-Uniform PT

Police Department

Responded to over 32,000 calls in 2014

Highway Safety Unit
Firearms Unit
Major Incident Response Team
Neighborhood Watch
North Penn DUI Task Force
North Penn Tactical Response Team

Public Works Department

Public Works Director
Assistant Public Works
Director

Parks
Maintenance
(1)

Laborers
(6)

Mechanic
(1)

Seasonal Parks
Maintenance
(2)

10 Full-Time
2 Part-Time

Public Works Department

Infrastructure Maintenance

60 Road Miles
3200 Storm Water Inlets
30 Miles of Storm Water Pipes
4 Bridges
19 Traffic Signals
4 School Flashers
20 Basins
5 buildings
76 acres to mow

Public Works Department

Fleet Management
9 Dump/Large Trucks
8 Pickup Trucks
2 Sport Utility Vehicles
8 Police Cars
4 Police Sport Utility Vehicles
1 Police Pickup Truck
9 Tractors
10 Mowers

Public Works Department

Equipment

15 Plows
9 Salt Spreaders
1 Brine Machine and Spreader
5 Trailers
8 Generators
1400 PA One Call Responses
170 Police Action Requests

Code Department
Director

Fire Marshall/Emergency
Management Coordinator

4 Full-Time

Building Inspector

Code Enforcement
Officer
Deputy Fire Marshall

Parks and Recreation

Assistant Township Manager
Parks and Recreation Director

Pool Manager

Facilities Manager

Aquatic Center Staff

(75)

Parks Coordinator
(1 PT)

Summer Camp Staff

2 Full-Time
2 Permanent Part-Time
75 Seasonal

Parks and Recreation

Discount Amusement and Ski Tickets

Annual Rocktoberfest and Car Show
5 Musicfeast Concerts in the Park
Schedule sports groups to use Township Parks/Fields

Host 3 races

Parks and Recreation

Earth Day activities
Annual Township Golf Outing
Recreation Camp and Activities
Work with Eagle Scouts

Hatfield Aquatic Center

3,355 Total Memberships
-1,355 Hatfield Residents

$208,000 daily passes sold

2014 Highlights
Projected to finish year under budget
Paved 11 Roads, 5000 tons of asphalt
26,000 sq. yards of milling

2014 Highlights
Fricks Trail

2014 Highlights
New Steps for Police Department

2014 Highlights
Naturalize and Maintain Basins

2014 Highlights
New Trails and Parking Lot
School Road Park

2014 Highlights
Reduced Electricity cost 40k over next 3 years
New Police Uniforms
Began process for Walnut Street Bridge

2015 Proposed Budget

$12,031,864
Revenues
$12,028,764
Expenditures

2015 Budget By Fund

Fund
General
Capital Fund
Parks and Recreation
Parks and Rec Capital
Pool Fund
Pool Capital
Fire Protection
Fire Reserve Fund
Debt Service
Highway Aid
Contribution Fund
Reserve Fund
Total

Revenues
Expenditures
$
9,106,285 $
9,208,283
$
85,700 $
103,000
$
297,840 $
297,145
$
95,800 $
32,000
$
666,000 $
660,723
$
15,050 $
63,000
$
522,050 $
524,634
$
182,350
$
610,900 $
672,789
$
402,389 $
399,689
$
47,500 $
67,500
$
100,000
$
12,131,864 $
12,028,763

Projected Fund Balance

$
1,334,022
$
1,860
$
18,000
$
72,561
$
7,753
$
5,558
$
$
$
$
$
$

610,928
193,285
198,701
129,156
100,000
2,671,824

Sources of Revenue
Real Estate Tax
Earned Income Tax
Local Services Tax
Other Taxes/Permits

Real Estate Tax

No Increase for 2015
Hatfield Township
9.51 cents

Montgomery County
10.83 cents
North Penn SD
79.66 cents

Montgomery
County
3.152

Hatfield
Township
2.766

North Penn
School
District
23.1819

2015 Township Revenue

Charges for Services
1,055,117 10%

Misc Revenues 163,000

1%

Intergovernment
1,175,335 11%
Real Estate Taxes
4,428,734 41%
Fines 87,820 1%
Licenses, Permits 371,400
3%
Misc Taxes 266,200 2%

Local Service Taxes

626,000 6%

Earned Income Taxes

2,750,000 25%

10 Year Total Revenue

10,000,000

9,000,000

9,171,798

9,106,285

2014

2015

8,551,221
8,111,554
7,767,699

7,728,226

8,000,000

7,368,260
7,000,000

7,154,141
6,648,632

6,399,973
6,000,000

5,000,000

4,000,000

3,000,000

2,000,000

1,000,000

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Millage Breakdown
General Fund:
Debt Service:
Fire:
Parks and Rec:

3.688
.694
.62
.22

Total

5.221

Millage By Year
6

0
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Non-Residental Millage

2011

2012

Residental Millage

2013

2014

2015

Millage Comparisons
14
Norristown
12

10

6
Hatfield Businesses

4
Hatfield Residents

Upper Providence
0

Examples of Real Estate Tax

Payments
Assessed Valuation
$70,000

2015 Tax Payment

$4.24

$140,000

$365.47

$210,000

$730.90

Earned Income Tax

Rate: of 1%
Median Household Income
$63,483 (46th in County)

Avg. EIT Tax

$317.42

2015 Township Expenses

Debt Service 534,000
5%
Parks and Rec 305,159
3%
Fire Protection 815,552
8%

Administration 1,703,497
16%

Public Works 2,087,883

19%

Police 5,189,970 49%

10 Year Total Expenses

10,000,000
9,210,433
9,000,000
8,457,557
8,000,000

7,610,338

7,785,643

7,807,899

7,765,090

8,645,648

7,955,820

7,339,757
7,000,000

6,704,397

6,000,000

5,000,000

4,000,000

3,000,000

2,000,000

1,000,000

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Expenditure Increase
Overall increase of 6.3% from 2013

13% increase for Pension Liability

8% increase for Healthcare
Includes 100k to Reserve Account
Includes 50k into Storm Water upgrades

2% increase without these items

General Fund Analysis

FIXED COST
11%

PERSONNEL
COST
78%

VARIABLE
COST
11%

Investment into Roads

General Fund
450,000

400,000

350,000

300,000

250,000

200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Highlights of the 2015 Budget

Establish Reserve Account 100k

Storm Water Upgrades 50k
Continue road investment (600k +)
Walnut Bridge Repair (Spring)
Two Police Cars
New Tasers
Activities Center HAC

What happens now?

Budget will be posted in the lobby and on the
web-site
Public notice will be advertised next week

Vote to adopt December 17th at regularly

scheduled board meeting

Thank you for your time.