As anticipated, the Birmingham Township Board of Supervisors Monday night approved the 2023 budget with no tax increase. Supervisors’ Chairman Scott Boorse said it’s at least the 14th consecutive year without a tax increase.
The budget calls for anticipated revenue and expenses to be $2.33 million with a millage rate of 1.6 mils. (A mil is a tax of $1 for every $1,000 of assessed property value.)
In other business, supervisors voted to give Police Chief Tom Nelling an end-of-year bonus of $5,000. Boorse said Nelling has done extra work in keeping trained officers in Birmingham instead of having them move on to other municipalities.
Supervisors also voted on a three-year contract with Good Fellowship Ambulance. Good Fellowship will continue to provide ambulance services to the northern part of the township from January 2023 through December 2025. The contract will continue with automatic one-year renewals unless either party terminates the agreement with written notice at least 90 days before the end of the contract or extension year.
Payments are based on the percentage of calls per municipality Good Fellowship covers. Birmingham’s portion for 2023 is $7,351.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
