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Budget Overview

2009 Budget Message

The Township of Upper St. Clair is a municipal government located in Allegheny County in western Pennsylvania. Upper St. Clair students attend schools in the Upper St. Clair School District. The Township, the School District, the County and the State of Pennsylvania are separate entities with separate taxing authority. Each governmental unit is responsible for specific service provisions and law enforcement to Upper St. Clair residents.

The Township's primary sources of revenue are real estate tax and earned income and net profits tax, which account for 76% of the Township's General Fund operating revenues. Additional revenue is derived from other taxes, licenses, permits, fees, fines, rental income, interest, service agreements, recreation fees and user fees.

The Township is required to account for operations using funds. The majority of the Township's operations are funded out of the Township's General Fund. Other funds account for only specific operations and include the Sanitary Sewer Fund, the Storm Sewer Improvement Fund, the Capital Projects Fund, the Environmental Education Center Fund, the State Liquid Fuels Tax Fund (for gasoline tax revenue to finance street improvements), the Field Improvement Fund, the Regional Asset District Library Fund, and the Sinking Fund (for repayment of local debt).

The Township provides you with a full ranges of services including:

• Police and fire protection
• Maintenance and repair of streets, sanitary sewers and storm sewers
• Winter snow and ice removal on state and local roads within the Township
• Enforcement of building codes and zoning ordinances
• A variety of recreation and leisure services for all age groups
• Public access television
• Full service and adult and children's library
• Emergency medical services
• General administration and tax collection