MARTINSBURG BOROUGH COUNCIL MINUTES  BUDGET MEETING OCTOBER 17,2022  A special meeting of the Martinsburg Borough Council was held on Monday, October 17, 2022, to work on the 2023 budget and for general purposes. The meeting started at 7:00 p.m. with ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT: Mayor Richard A. Brantner (Sr.), President P. Robert Dickson, Vice-Pres. Durban D. Metzler, Pro-tem Charles E. Kensinger, Councilman Edward L. Bennett, Councilwoman Janet E. Blattenberger, Councilman James C. Dell, Councilman In addition to council, present were Manager Richard Brantner, Jr., ecretary/ireasurer Jane DRAFT BUDGET NO. 2023-03 was presented and reviewed in detail. The General Fund was balanced at $949,640. After reviewing it line by line the following DRAFT BUDGET NO. 2023-04 was prepared. This budget portrays no real estate tax millage increase using the current  prayer by Rich Brantner, Jr. and the Pledge of Allegiance.  Darin B. Meck Staily, ChiefK Kerry Hoover  millage of1.967:  DRAFT BUDGET 2023-04 GENFUND ALLOTHER FUNDS Estd Bal on Hand, Jan 1,2 2023: 157,641 Estd Bal on Hand, Dec 31,2023: 157,641  TOTAL FUNDS 660,609 629,644  502,968 472,003  Revenue: 949,640 119,562 1,069,202 Expenditures: 949.640 150,527 1,100.167  Draft Budget No. 2023-04 reflects the following raises as per the recommendation of the  Personnel Committee:  Laborer Working Foreman Manager Wastewater Opr. Boro Sec/Trea Clerk Part-time Laborer  8% [$18.51/hr. to $20.00/hr.] 7% [$20.33/hr. tos $21.75/hr.] [$25.45/hr. tos $26.21/hr.] [$24.29/hr. tos $25.02/hr.] [$23. .62/hr. to $24.33/hr.] 3% [$13.76/hr. tos $14.17/hr.] 2% [$18.12/hr. tos $18.48/hr.)  3% 3% 3%  No additional raises for the Police Department were incorporated in the 2023-4. Budget since they were given early generous raises council approved on. August 1, 2022 as follows:  Chief Lieutenant 3"Full-time Part-time Patrolmen 13%  4.6% $1.25/r. increase [from $27.2210.528.477 5.3% $1.25/hr. increase Ifrom $23.3610524.61) 13.5% $2.50/hr. increase [from $18.7310521.23) $2.00/hr. increase [from $16.7810518.78)  An EXECUTIVE SESSION of elected officials only to discuss personnel matters was held The meeting ADJOURNED at 8:46 p.m. on a motion by Ed Bennett, seconded by Darin  from 8:28-8:46 p.m.  Meck. The motion passed unanimously.  Respectfully submitted, M.. Jane Staily Borough Secretary