The Township budget is prepared by the Township Manager and is approved and adopted by the Board of Commissioners every fall. The goal of the budget is to provide financial management, resource allocation, program evaluation and long-range planning. The budget is comprised of 16 funds with the largest being the General Fund, which supports Township departments as well as funding capital projects and needs.
2025 Preliminary Budget
The 2025 Preliminary Budget proposes a total millage of 6.274 broken down between the following funds:
- General Fund: 3.420
- Fire Hydrant: 0.082
- Fire Tax: 1.070
- Debt Services: 0.700
- Library: 0.477
- Ambulance/EMS: 0.240
- Parks & Recreation: 0.285
The average local real estate tax bill would be $1,317.54 (face value) based on the proposed millage for 2025. For reference, the following is the average tax bill paid by a resident for each fund if paid after the discount period:
- General Fund: $718.20
- Fire Hydrant: $17.22
- Fire Tax: $224.70
- Debt Services: $147.00
- Library: $100.17
- Ambulance/EMS: $50.40
- Parks & Recreation: $59.85
The 2025 Preliminary Budget is available for view electronically here and also at the Township Building during regular hours of operation.
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This funding allows all programs and policies to continue or increase, including:
- Increased funding to cover the Township’s base operations, including Police, Public Works and Administration departments.
- Continued funding for a shared Emergency Services staff with Bryn Athyn Borough.
- Increased Emergency Services funding to hire four career firefighters. Fully funding joint fire and EMS services in collaboration with Huntingdon Valley Fire Company and Bryn Athyn Fire Company who will begin operating as Station 19 – Fetters Mill Fire Rescue.
- Continued capital reserve planning for fire apparatus, including the new tower ladder delivered in 2024. A new engine will arrive in late 2025.
- Continued funding of pedestrian connectivity projects throughout the Township.
- Continued annual funding of the Township’s capital equipment needs and capital programs to complete large infrastructure project needs throughout the Township.
- Meeting the Township's annual debt service obligations.
- Continued funding of the Huntingdon Valley Library to provide excellent library services for the community.
- Funding the annual contribution to the Parks & Recreation Capital fund.
- Funding grant matches for current intersection and pedestrian improvement projects.
- Continued contribution to the Township’s capital reserve allocations for large Public Works equipment, Police fleet vehicles and IT hardware.
As of 2023, the Township has three business-type funds: Trash, Sewer, and Stormwater.
The trash fee will stay at their current levels while providing the following additional programs and policies:
- Continued provision of the Township’s no-additional-cost e-waste
- Continue to provide annual fall leaf collection and composting program
The sewer fee is reallocated to $70/quarter from the base sewer rate of each billing cycle to the newly created stormwater rate in order to fulfill expenses needed for staffing, engineering, equipment, capital projects and capital planning needs related to stormwater management.