Liberty officials explain efforts to trim 2010 budget

LIBERTY — Government is getting smaller, said Pat Ungaro, township administrator, about the 2010 budget.

It was approved earlier this week by trustees Jodi Stoyak, Stan Nudell and Jason Rubin.

The 2010 budget of $7,384,406.87 demonstrates the downsizing. Ungaro said the 2002 budget was a little over $10 million. Ungaro said the township had to take action to live within its budget.

“There’s a hiring freeze,” he said, adding that overtime in all departments is being monitored.

He said that in recent years, four workers in the road department, four police officers and two administration employees have retired and not been replaced.

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