RED BANK: TAXPAYER BUDGET Q&A SLATED
For the 10th year in a row, Red Bank borough government department heads are scheduled to offer presentations on their 2016 budget proposals at a public information session scheduled for Wednesday, May 18 at at borough hall.
Residents are welcome to ask questions and offer suggestions at the 6:30 p.m. event, which comes one week before the council is expected to hold a formal vote on the budget.
The $22.4 million spending plan includes a local levy to raise $11.9 million and a proposed property tax increase of 5.48 percent, said Councilwoman Linda Schwabenbauer, who chairs the council’s budget-drafting finance committee.
Here are the key documents: