Dunmore Borough Council voted Monday to pass an unbalanced budget for 2021, projecting a nearly $400,000 deficit.
Council voted 6-0 during a virtual meeting to pass a budget where projected expenses exceed projected revenues by $374,083.45. Dunmoreâs expenses are expected to total $13,734,683.45, with 2021 revenues only amounting to $13,360,600. Council also voted to keep property taxes at 44 mills. A mill is a $1 tax on every $1,000 of assessed property value.
Council President Michael Dempsey was absent because he contracted COVID-19 and is quarantining, Borough Manager Vito Ruggiero said at the start of the meeting. Dempsey is doing well, council Vice President Thomas J. Hallinan said.