Sugar Creek Township holds its budget hearing; general fund would rise 2.97%, heads to adoption Sept. 8

What happened

At a public hearing on the township's budget, Trustee Darrick Scott (probable identification; see attribution) told the Sugar Creek Township Board the proposed budget increases the general fund by 2.97% over last year and township assistance (aid the township gives directly to residents facing financial hardship) by 2.32%, with no change to the rainy day or recreation funds. [t=299] Scott said a higher cost for outside legal help (professional services) was covered by shifting money out of an unused travel line, not by cutting funding for any program that serves the public. [t=357]

The outcome

No members of the public asked a question at the hearing. [t=405] A board member then moved to send the budget forward for adoption at a public meeting on September 8, and the chair seconded it; the recording captures the motion and second with no objection raised, but not a separate vote call. [t=446]

Sources

• Trustee presents the budget, 4:54
• Budget reallocation explained, 5:57
• No public questions at the hearing, 6:45
• Board moves budget to the September 8 adoption meeting, 7:26

Also known as: Sugar Creek Township budget · Sugar Creek Township budget hearing · Sugar Creek Township general fund increase · township assistance budget · Darrick Scott township budget