BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
2021 BUDGET WORK SESSIONS
Please take notice that the Township Committee of the Township of Bedminster has scheduled the following Special Meetings for Budget Work Sessions for the 2021 Municipal Budget via virtual meetings via Zoom and at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ on the following dates:
Monday, January 25, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Monday, February 8, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Monday, February 22, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Monday, March 8, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Instructions on how the public can join the meeting by via Zoom and telephone will be posted on the website at www.bedminster.us and listed on the posted agenda. Formal action may be taken.
Judith A. Sullivan
Township Clerk/Administrator
TOWNSHIP OF BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING – BUDGET WORK SESSION #1
JANUARY 25, 2021 at 7:00 P.M.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Open Public Meetings Act Statement
Adequate notice of this special meeting of the Township Committee was sent to the Bernardsville News, Whippany and to all subscribers and posted at the Township Municipal Building on Jan. 21, 2021
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Public Comments (comments limited to 3 minutes)
5. Discussion Items
a. 2021 Municipal Budget Overview
1) Budget Calendar
2) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
b. 2021 Goals & Challenges
1) General Budget Facts
2) Ideas & Concerns for 2021
c. 2021 Municipal Capital Budget Overview
1) 2021 Capital Budget Snapshot
6. Township Committee Comments
7. Adjourn
Future Meeting Schedule:
Budget Work Session #2 - Monday, February 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
1. Capital Budget Requests – Far Hills-Bedminster & Pottersville Fire Depts.
2. Departments with Major Changes
3. Capital Budget Discussion
Budget Work Session #3 - Monday, February 22, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
1. 2021 Assessments & Tax Appeals – Ed Kerwin, Assessor
2. Employee Costs (pension, insurance, salaries, PBA Contract, Teamsters 469)
3. Capital Budget Discussion
Budget Work Session #4 – Monday, March 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
1. Levy Cap Calculation – Tax Rate – Impact of School Budget
2. Regeneration of Surplus – Bud Jones, RMA
3. Grants, Revenues (State Aid) & Debt Service
4. Reserve for Uncollected Taxes Calculation
5. Final Review & Discussion
Additional Budget Work Sessions (if needed) will be scheduled on Saturday mornings
2021 Budget Introduction – Monday, March 15, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
2021 Budget Adoption – Monday, April 19, 2021 @ 7:00 pm