Charter Township of Royal Oak 2021 Original Budget General Appropriations Act

The Charter Township of Royal Oak Board resolves:

SECTION 1:     Title--This resolution shall be known as the Charter Township of Royal Oak General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 2:     Public Hearing on the Budget--Pursuant to MCLA 141.412 and .413, notice of a public hearing on the proposed budget was published in a newspaper of general circulation on December 21, 2020 and a public hearing on the proposed budget was held on December 28, 2020.

SECTION 3:     Millage Levy—The Charter Township of Royal Oak Board shall cause to be levied and collected the general property tax on all real and personal property within the Township upon the current tax roll an voter-authorized millage of 8.6255 mills for township general fund operations; a special assessment millage of 13.0 mills for fire department operations and voter-authorized millage of 2.5 mills for parks and recreation operations; a special assessment millage of 2.5 mills for street lighting operations; and a special assessment millage of 4.0 mills for rubbish collection operations.

SECTION 4: Adoption of budget by Activity/Department-- Charter Township of Royal Oak Board adopts the 2021 fiscal year budgets for the various funds by Activity/Department. Township officials responsible for the expenditures authorized in the budget may expend township funds up to, but not to exceed, the total appropriation authorized for each Activity/Department.

SECTION 5: Payment of Bills--Pursuant to MCLA 41.75, all claims (bills) against the Township shall be

approved by the Charter Township of Royal Oak Board prior to being paid. The Township Clerk and Treasurer may pay certain bills prior to approval by the Township Board to avoid late penalties, service charges and interest (primarily utilities) and payroll in accordance with the approved salaries and hourly rates adopted in this appropriations act. The Township Board shall receive a list of claims (bills) paid prior to approval for approval at the next Board meeting.

SECTION 6: Authorized salary, hourly and per diem rates--Included in the various Activities/Departments are amounts of the salary, hourly and per diem rates for the officials and employees of the Township as follows:

Per Diem--all Boards and Commissions

Supervisor

Superintendent

Administrative Assistant

Clerk

Deputy Clerk

Treasurer

Deputy Treasurer

Accounting Clerk

DPW workers

Senior Center and Transportation workers

Park and Recreation workers

Building Department Administrator

SECTION 7: Estimated Revenues and Expenditures--Estimated total revenues and expenditures for the

various funds of Charter Township of Royal Oak are:

FUND                                  REVENUE                                     EXPENDITURES

General                                   966,578                                    902,110

Cable                                       26,000                                      14,000

Police                                       24,400                                      24,400

Fire                                         274,701                                    270,449

Parks and Recreation               119,128                                    119,044

DNR (Recreation)                    150,000                                    150,000

Rubbish Collection                    95,069                                      92,059

Street Lighting                          52,828                                      40,438

Transportation                          54,000                                      42,025

OPEB                                       72,148                                      72,148

SECTION 8: Specific Appropriations--There is appropriated funds in the General Fund, $25,000 reimbursement for Strategic Planning Services.

The appropriation of $0 CDBG funds from Oakland County for code enforcement.

The appropriation of $20,000 transportation funds from SMART for transportation services.

SECTION 9: Periodic Financial Reports--The Township Accountant shall provide the Township Board at the Board meeting immediately following the end of each fiscal quarter and at the final Board meeting of the fiscal year, a report of fiscal year to date revenues and expenditures compared to the budgeted amounts in the various funds of the Township.

SECTION 10: Budget Monitoring--Whenever it appears to the Township Supervisor or the Township Board that the actual and probable revenues in any fund will be less than the estimated revenues upon which appropriations from such fund were based, and when it appears that expenditures will exceed an appropriation, the Township Supervisor shall present to the Township Board recommendations to prevent expenditures from exceeding available revenues or appropriations for the fiscal year. Such recommendations shall include proposals for reducing appropriations, increasing revenues or both.

SECTION 11: Board Adoption--Motion made by __________________, second by __________________ to

adopt the forgoing resolution and General Appropriations Act. Upon roll call vote, the following voted aye:

The following voted nay:

The Supervisor declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted on the day of ______________, 20___.

_________________________________ Township Clerk