SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Dec. 10, approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s two requests to encumber funds for the 2019 fiscal budget. The first encumbrance entailed $13,000 from the dues and a training line item. That amount was transferred to next year’s budget to help cover the costs of up to three firefighters …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Trustee Barb Griffith released her department’s 2017 annual report at the township advisory board meeting Monday, March 12. The cash fund statement indicates a year-end balance of $5.34 million. “That is the largest amount we have ever had,” said Griffith. The township took in $2.46 million in revenue and disbursed $1.68 million …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Feb. 12, signed an application for construction designed release submitted by the architect for improvements to the fire territory’s two stations. The application will be submitted for approval by the state “so we can begin acquiring bids for these improvements from interested bidders,” said Fire Chief Mickey Scott. Township …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Jan. 8, prepared for the coming year by electing new officers and taking action on the township’s anti-nepotism and ethical oversight policies. The board elected Dennis Darr to serve as president and Barb Griffith as secretary for 2018. Township attorney Andrew Grossnickle distributed certification forms for the board members’ …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Board Monday, Dec. 11, approved a request to encumber $286,080 from its fire territory equipment replacement fund for a new vacuum tanker ordered in July. “We expect to receive the tanker in late April or early May of 2018,” said Fire Chief Mickey Scott, noting “the price is locked in.” The bid …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Nov. 13, unanimously approved the 2018 fire territory salary resolution submitted by Fire Chief Mickey Scott. Next year’s salaries represent a 2 percent increase over 2017 compensation. Longevity pay increased 1 percent. Full-time employees will be paid the following for 2018: • Fire chief, $59,441 • Deputy chief, $53,821 …read more.

The state Department of Local Government Finance met with Turkey Creek Township Trustee Barb Griffith Wednesday, Aug. 23, and approved her budget proposals for 2018, Griffith reported at the Monday, Sept. 11, meeting of the township advisory board. “All our finances look good,” she said, noting the township’s funds — general, rainy day, township assistance, …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday conducted the first reading of the fire territory’s 2015 budget, totaling $1,565,661 for operations and $210,000 for the equipment replacement fund. The board noted only about half the budget will come from property taxes, 14 percent from properties within Syracuse and 86 percent from township properties. The remainder will …read more.