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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Washington Township Follows Majority of Best Practices

Officials discussed their best practices checklist answers, which determines if the township receives all of its state aid

Washington Township officials met Tuesday night in a special meeting to review answers to the required best practices checklist, which determines if a municipality receives all of its state aid. The township follows the majority of the 50 items, but officials said some changes should be implemented to increase the municipality's score. This is the second year the best practices checklist is required for municipalities to receive all of its state aid. It's the first year that members of the governing body must review the answers before they are certified by the CFO. Township CFO/Treasurer Jacqueline Do must sign off on the answers and submit the checklist to the state by Sept. 1. Do said she hopes to have the checklist completed by Friday. …

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8:56 pm on Sunday, September 4, 2011

I'm sure Mrs. Do will be investigating this for months.. I assume we will lose additional funds by the time the task is completed.   more ›

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Township Officials to Discuss Best Practices at Special Meeting

The council is scheduled to meet Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Members of the Washington Township governing body are scheduled to hold a special meeting Tuesday night to discuss a checklist of best practices that determines if a municipality receives all of its state aid. According to the state Department of Community Affairs, Washington Township had $339.34 of its state aid withheld for fiscal year 2011 after handing in its responses to the checklist questionnaire last year. The survey asks about a number of areas, including procedures and management. This is the second year officials in municipalities are filling out questionnaires, with answers of Yes, No, Prospective Implementation or Not Applicable. The goal is to respond Yes to all of the items, but municipalities receive credit for answers of …

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