White Lake adopts FY 2013 spending plan of $3.7M

The White Lake Township Board of Trustees last week approved a $3.7 million budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, which begins on Jan. 1.

Total expenditures for 2013 were approved at $3.72 million, down $206,577 from expenditures approved for FY 2012, which ends on Dec. 31, 2013. Total township revenues for 2013 are estimated at $3.89 million, down about $28,056 from 2012.

The top two sources of revenue for the township are expected to be state-shared revenue — which is expected to total about $2 million — and property taxes, which is expected to drop about $30,000 from the FY 2012 amount of $960,000 to about $930,000.

Due to the lack of major elections in 2013, appropriations for elections were reduced by about $130,000 from FY 2012, from $148,420 to $18,000.

The largest expenditures from the township’s general fund in 2013 are expected to include:

• $798,851 for the Maintenance Department, up slightly from $796,229 in FY 2012;

• $483,510 for global township expenditures, down from $533,839 in FY 2012;

• $409,060 for the Planning Department, down from $474,399 in FY 2012;

• $353,296 for the Treasurer’s Office, up slightly from $349,847 in FY 2012;

• $332,345 for the Clerk’s Office, up from $304,750 in FY 2012;

• $318,091 for assessing, down from $325,476 in FY 2012;

• $205,928 for the Senior Center, up from $197,454 in FY 2012;

• $205,391 for the Supervisor’s Office, down slightly from $204,664 in FY 2012;

• $176,057 for Accounting, up slightly from $175,050 in FY 2012;

• $128,291 for Senior Drivers, up slightly from $128,128 in FY 2012;

• $111,192 for the Storm and Sewer Department, up slightly from $108,983 in FY 2012; and

• $99,505 for the Board of Trustees, down from $104,655 in FY 2012.

The total budget approved, including police and fire fund budgets for FY 2013, was about $11.1 million. That amount includes about $2.6 million for the White Lake Fire Department and $4.5 million for the Police Department.