Mullica Committee Meeting Minutes 2/11/14

Excerpts from the Regular meeting 2/11/14 minutes  -   Agenda at http://gadfly01.blogspot.com/2014/02/mullica-committee-meeting-agenda-21114.html

Budget Discussion:

Ms. Stollenwerk reported with all the 2014 budget requests the tax increase is currently at

11.9 cents, which is well over our levy cap. CFO stated we lost $250,000 in assessed valuations primarily from

the Verizon issue, local revenues are down, especially in the Municipal Court and Construction Office, and loss

of $41,000 from Garden State Trust. Ms. Stollenwerk stated if she cut back other expense to 2013 she could

bring the increase down two cents. Mayor stated the bulk of the increases are health insurance and contractual

salaries, noting on the revenue side we can review the detail rate, permit fees and research shared services.

Ms. Stollenwerk reminded the Board we have been ordered to do a Re-valuation. Committee briefly discussed

and agreed to have a Budget Workshop Meeting. Ms. Rheault so moved to hold a Budget Workshop Meeting

on February 25

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at 6pm. Ms. Rheault noted that the Teachers Union and the Board reached a tentative

agreement to settle the contract. Mayor Brown added if the Bond is approved for improvements to the high

schools the increase in Mullica would be approximately $24.00 per year per household. Ms. Stollenwerk

reported we are saving approximately $40,000 per year due to our agreement with Galloway Dispatch.

Department of Revenue & Finance:

Mayor Brown reported the

Tax Sale for 2013 unpaid taxes is scheduled

for March 26th, advertising will begin February 26th.

Pinelands Commission will hold a public hearing on March 26th at 7 pm regarding regulatory amendments to theCMP which include the Pinelands Development Credits and the Pilot Program for Alternate Design Wastewater Treatment systems

New Business:

Ms. Siebold reported at the last meeting she was directed to send correspondence to Wawa regarding potential sites

in Mullica. She stated her firm does quite a bit of work with Wawa; therefore, she drafted an email to her partner

who forwarded our interest to their contact and is going up the chain.

Minutes and Bill list at
http://ecode360.com/documents/MU0269/public/85816536.pdf
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Budget discussion - The Budget Workshop Meeting that was scheduled for February 25th was changed suddenly to February 18th.  The minutes from that meeting have yet to be released.
The Press has reported that if the Greater Egg Regional School District Bond is approved, the tax increase for Mullica would be $36 per $100,000 of assessed value.http://gadfly01.blogspot.com/2014/02/bond-referendum-sessions.html
There were 192 Mullica properties on the tax sale list published February 26, 2014 in the Press.