Revenue collections for Pennsylvania in November were $87.2 million below estimate, bringing the 5-month total to $2 million below estimate. Revenue Secretary Pat Brown is not alarmed citing a less than 2% deviation in a multi-billion dollar budget. While motor […]

The Consumer Price Index inched up in November by .3% after rising .2% for each of the previous four months, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the last 12 months, the-all items index increased 2.7% before seasonal adjustment, after rising 2.6% for the […]

DEP is accepting applications for the 2024 Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants (AFIG) program until December 20, 2024. Townships and municipal authorities are eligible to apply for funding to transition to cleaner fuel transportation (electric or natural gas). The program has $5 million in […]

Wondering how your employees’ wages compare to those in townships most like yours? Curious about what types of benefits similar population-sized townships provide? Did you know that PSATS has resources available to help you compare the benefit packages and wages […]

The Office of Open Records (OOR) will conduct its annual Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) and Sunshine Act training on Tuesday, December 17, at 10 a.m. This year’s session, which will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams, will include the OOR’s New […]

Townships that are planning flood mitigation projects should take note that the 2024 FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance/Swift Current Disaster Mitigation Grants period is open, with an extended deadline for the required non-contractual Letter of Interest. The federal share of $20 million […]

Please join PSATS PSATS’s new Public Safety Specialist Jerry Ozog wo will be kicking off a new public safety program that will focus around building capacity at the local level through the township and local emergency management coordinator. Jerry will […]

Ensure that your township doesn’t have to return federal American Rescue Plan Act funds in 2025! All remaining ARPA funds must be spent, under contract, or under purchase order by December 31, 2024. Please note that “obligated” means that the […]

The Office of Open Records is hosting a “Basics of the Right-to-Know Law” webinar tomorrow, Wednesday, December 11, at 10 a.m. This session contains highly valuable information on what new open records officers, secretaries, and managers need to know to respond […]

The Independent Fiscal Office released estimates for the 2024 natural gas impact fee, which will be distributed to municipalities in July 2025. The IFO estimates that the total collections will be $163.8 million, down 8.8% from the $179.6 million collected […]