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This document presents the Report of Audit for the Township of Mannington, County of Salem, New Jersey, for the year ended December 31, 2024. It includes the Independent Auditor's Report, reports on internal control over financial reporting and compliance, and detailed financial statements for various funds including the Current Fund, Trust Funds, and General Capital Fund. It also contains notes to the financial statements and supplemental exhibits providing further analysis of the Township's financial position and operations. The audit was conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and Government Auditing Standards. The auditor's opinion states that the financial statements present fairly the financial position of the Township in conformity with accounting principles and practices prescribed by the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey.
The report also covers compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, with no instances of noncompliance or other matters requiring reporting under Government Auditing Standards. It includes schedules of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenditures for various funds, along with details on property taxes, cash management, and pension plans. Additionally, it touches on risk management, insurance, and contingencies affecting the Township's finances. The report concludes with a list of officials in office and their surety bonds, expressing appreciation for the assistance and courtesies provided by Township officials during the audit.
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--- Document: 2024 Audit Report Document ---
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
COUNTY OF SALEM
REPORT OF AUDIT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024
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TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Exhibit No.
Page No.
PART 1
Independent Auditor's Report
2
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance
and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed
In Accordance With Government Auditing Standards –
Independent Auditors Report
5
CURRENT FUND
A
Statements of Assets, Liabilities, Reserves and Fund Balance--
Regulatory Basis
7
A-1
Statements of Operations and Changes in Fund Balance--
Regulatory Basis
9
A-2
Statement of Revenues--Regulatory Basis
10
A-3
Statement of Expenditures--Regulatory Basis
12
TRUST FUND
B
Statements of Assets, Liabilities, Reserves and Fund Balance--Regulatory Basis
16
B-1
Trust--Municipal Open Space Fund--Statement of Revenues--Regulatory Basis
17
B-2
Trust--Municipal Open Space Fund--Statement of Expenditures--Regulatory Basis
18
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
C
Statements of Assets, Liabilities, Reserves and Fund Balance--Regulatory Basis
19
GENERAL FIXED ASSET ACCOUNT GROUP
F
Statement of General Fixed Assets Group of Accounts--Regulatory Basis
20
Notes to Financial Statements
21
SUPPLEMENTAL EXHIBITS
CURRENT FUND
SA-1
Statement of Current Cash
43
SA-2
Statement of Taxes Receivable and Analysis of Property Tax Levy
44
SA-3
Statement of Tax Title Liens
45
SA-4
Statement of Due State of New Jersey--Senior Citizens' and Veterans'
Deductions
46
SA-5
Statement of Revenue Accounts Receivable
47
SA-6
Statement of Appropriation Reserves
48
SA-7
Statement of Prepaid Taxes
50
SA-8
Statement of Due County Taxes
50
SA-9
Statement of Local School District Tax Payable
51
SA-10
Federal and State Grant Fund--Statement of Due from Current Fund
51
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TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT'D)
Exhibit No.
Page No.
CURRENT FUND (CONT’D)
SA-11
Federal and State Grant Fund--Statement of Grants Receivable
52
SA-12
Federal and State Grant Fund--Statement of Reserve for Grants-
Appropriated
53
SA-13
Federal and State Grant Fund--Statement of Reserve for Grants-
Unappropriated
54
TRUST FUND
SB-1
56
SB-2
57
SB-3
58
SB-4
58
SB-5
59
SC-1
61
SC-2
62
SC-3
63
SC-4
64
SC-5
65
SC-6
66
68
69
70
Statement of Trust Cash
Trust--Animal Control Fund--Statement of Reserve for Animal Control
Fund Expenditures
Trust--Animal Control Fund--Statement of Due to State of New Jersey
Trust--Municipal Open Space Fund--Statement of Reserve for Future Use
Trust--Other Funds--Statement of Changes in Reserves
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
Statement of General Capital Cash
Analysis of General Capital Cash
Statement of Deferred Charges to Future Taxation--Unfunded
Statement of Improvement Authorizations
Statement of Capital Improvement Fund
Schedule of Bonds and Notes Authorized But Not Issued
PART 2
SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Schedule of Financial Statement Findings
Summary Schedule of Prior Year Audit Findings and Recommendations
As Prepared by Management
OFFICIALS IN OFFICE AND SURETY BONDS
APPRECIATION
71
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
PART 1
REPORT OF AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the Township Committee
Township of Mannington
Mannington, New Jersey 08079
Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements
Opinions
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets, liabilities, reserves and fund balance - regulatory basis
of the various funds of the Township of Mannington, in the County of Salem, State of New Jersey, as of December
31, 2024 and 2023, and the related statements of operations and changes in fund balance - regulatory basis for the
years then ended, and the related statement of revenues - regulatory basis, statement of expenditures - regulatory
basis, and statement of general fixed asset group of accounts - regulatory basis for the year ended December 31,
2024, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the Township’s basic financial
statements as listed in the table of contents.
Unmodified Opinions on Regulatory Basis of Accounting
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
assets, liabilities, reserves and fund balance - regulatory basis of the various funds of the Township of Mannington,
in the County of Salem, State of New Jersey, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations
and changes in fund balance - regulatory basis of such funds for the years then ended, and the revenues - regulatory
basis and expenditures - regulatory basis of the various funds, and general fixed asset group of accounts -
regulatory basis, for the year ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles and practices
prescribed by the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey,
as described in note 1.
Adverse Opinion on Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America
In our opinion, because of the significance of the matter discussed in the Basis for Adverse Opinion on Accounting
Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America section of our report, the accompanying financial
statements referred to above do not present fairly the financial position of the Township of Mannington, in the County
of Salem, State of New Jersey, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, or the results of its operations and changes in
fund balance for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America.
Basis for Opinions on Regulatory Basis of Accounting
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America;
the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller
General of the United States; and in compliance with audit requirements as prescribed by the Division of Local
Government Services, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey, which is a basis of accounting other
than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, to meet the requirements of the
State of New Jersey. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s
Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent
of the Township and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements
relating to our audit. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide
a basis for our audit opinions.
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Basis for Adverse Opinion on Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America
As described in note 1 to the financial statements, the financial statements are prepared by the Township on the
basis of the financial reporting provisions of the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community
Affairs, State of New Jersey, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America, to meet the requirements of the State of New Jersey. The effects on the financial
statements of the variances between the regulatory basis of accounting described in note 1 and accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America, although not reasonably determinable, are presumed
to be material and pervasive.
Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance
with the financial reporting provisions of the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community
Affairs, State of New Jersey. Management is also responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of
internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events,
considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Township’s ability to continue as a going concern
for twelve months beyond the financial statement date, including any currently known information that may raise
substantial doubt shortly thereafter.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinions.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee
that an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America
and Government Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not
detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may
involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they
would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America
and Government Auditing Standards, we:
Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or
error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include
examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
the Township’s internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the financial statements.
Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise
substantial doubt about the Township’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of
time.
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned
scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control-related matters that we identified
during the audit.
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Supplementary Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise
the Township’s basic financial statements. The accompanying supplemental statements and schedules presented
for the various funds, as listed in the table of contents, are presented for purposes of additional analysis as required
by the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey, and are not
a required part of the basic financial statements.
Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying
accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. The information has been subjected
to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain additional procedures,
including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used
to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional
procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our
opinion, the accompanying supplemental statements and schedules are fairly stated, in all material respects, in
relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated June 30, 2025 on our
consideration of the Township of Mannington’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its
compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The
purpose of that report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and
compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the Township of
Mannington’s internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit
performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the Township of Mannington’s internal
control over financial reporting and compliance.
Respectfully submitted,
BOWMAN & COMPANY LLP
Certified Public Accountants
& Consultants
Fred S. Caltabiano
Certified Public Accountant
Registered Municipal Accountant
Woodbury, New Jersey
June 30, 2025
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REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE
AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the Township Committee
Township of Mannington
Mannington, New Jersey 08079
We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America,
the standards applicable to financial statement audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the
Comptroller General of the United States, and audit requirements as prescribed by the Division of Local Government
Services, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey, the financial statements prepared on a regulatory
basis of accounting prescribed by the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs,
State of New Jersey, of the Township of Mannington, in the County of Salem, State of New Jersey, as of and for
the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise
the Township’s basic financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated June 30, 2025. That report
indicated that the Township of Mannington's financial statements were not prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America, but were prepared on a regulatory basis of accounting
prescribed by the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey.
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the Township’s internal control over
financial reporting (internal control) as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Township’s internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Township’s internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or
employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct,
misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal
control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s financial statements
will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a
combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough
to merit attention by those charged with governance.
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Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and
was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or significant
deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we
consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may exist that were
not identified.
Report on Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the Township’s financial statements are free from material
misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant
agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the financial statements.
However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and
accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance
or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards, and audit requirements as
prescribed by the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the
results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control or on
compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards
and audit requirements as prescribed by the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community
Affairs, State of New Jersey, in considering the entity’s internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this
communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
Respectfully submitted,
BOWMAN & COMPANY LLP
Certified Public Accountants
& Consultants
Fred S. Caltabiano
Certified Public Accountant
Registered Municipal Accountant
Woodbury, New Jersey
June 30, 2025
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Exhibit A
Ref.
2024
2023
ASSETS:
Regular Fund:
Cash
SA-1
2,608,044.43
$
2,234,883.07
$
Cash - Change Funds
A
300.00
300.00
Due from State of New Jersey
SA-4
541.10
2,608,885.53
2,235,183.07
Receivables and Other Assets with Full Reserves:
Delinquent Property Taxes Receivable
SA-2
203,172.89
251,413.04
Tax Title Liens
SA-3
582,102.71
620,015.41
Foreclosed Property
A
518,400.00
518,400.00
Due from Trust -- Other Funds - Escrow Deposits/
Performance Bonds
A
308.25
308.25
Due from Trust -- Other Funds - Payroll Withholdings
A
4,500.00
4,500.00
Due from Trust -- Tax Title Lien Redemption
A
8.03
8.03
1,308,491.88
1,394,644.73
Total Regular Fund
3,917,377.41
3,629,827.80
Federal and State Grant Fund:
Due from Current Fund
SA-10
243,646.53
83,361.58
Grants Receivable
SA-11
362,832.57
221,378.54
Total Federal and State Grant Fund
606,479.10
304,740.12
4,523,856.51
$
3,934,567.92
$
(Continued)
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Statements of Assets, Liabilities, Reserves and Fund Balance -- Regulatory Basis
CURRENT FUND
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Exhibit A
Ref.
2024
2023
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Statements of Assets, Liabilities, Reserves and Fund Balance -- Regulatory Basis
CURRENT FUND
LIABILITIES, RESERVES AND FUND BALANCE:
Regular Fund:
Liabilities:
Appropriation Reserves
A-3, SA-6
72,382.08
$
146,723.16
$
Reserve for Encumbrances
A-3, SA-6
51,632.75
31,756.88
Accounts Payable
A-1
30,000.00
30,000.00
Prepaid Taxes
SA-7
161,284.72
122,856.04
Tax Overpayments
SA-2
5,751.78
5,939.83
Due to State of New Jersey
SA-4
133.66
Due to Federal and State Grant Fund
SA-10
243,646.53
83,361.58
Due to General Capital Fund
A
1,059.18
1,059.18
Due to County - PILOT
SA-1
6,317.84
Due to County - Added Omitted Taxes
SA-8
891.34
Local District School Tax Payable
SA-9
928,248.00
902,378.00
Reserve for Legal Costs - Tax Appeals
A
1,032.62
1,032.62
Reserve for Codification of Ordinances
A
4,922.76
4,922.76
Reserve for Municipal Relief Fund Aid
A-2
28,445.97
Reserve for Site Safety & Stabilization Guarantee
SA-1
13,438.38
Reserve for Master Plan
SA-1
33,411.41
62,900.74
1,547,701.55
1,427,828.26
Reserves for Receivables and Other Assets
A
1,308,491.88
1,394,644.73
Fund Balance
A-1
1,061,183.98
807,354.81
Total Regular Fund
3,917,377.41
3,629,827.80
Federal and State Grant Fund:
Reserve for Grants - Appropriated
SA-12
606,479.10
254,740.12
Reserve for Grants - Unappropriated
SA-13
50,000.00
Total Federal and State Grant Fund
606,479.10
304,740.12
4,523,856.51
$
3,934,567.92
$
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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Exhibit A-1
2024
2023
REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME REALIZED:
Fund Balance Anticipated
467,750.00
$
452,400.00
$
Miscellaneous Revenues Anticipated
977,599.09
563,367.51
Receipts from Delinquent Taxes and Tax Title Liens
343,111.41
206,885.17
Receipts from Current Taxes
5,818,454.47
5,719,324.18
Non-Budget Revenue
136,171.15
124,391.13
Other Credits to Income:
Unexpended Balance of Appropriation Reserves
137,153.99
93,900.55
Total Income
7,880,240.11
7,160,268.54
EXPENDITURES:
Budget Appropriations:
Appropriations Within "CAPS":
Operations:
Salaries and Wages
364,661.00
354,440.00
Other Expenses
488,107.00
483,650.00
Deferred Charges and Statutory Expenditures
63,055.00
51,323.00
Appropriations Excluded from "CAPS":
Operations:
Other Expenses
635,090.70
316,065.74
Capital Improvements
21,340.00
21,340.00
Deferred Charges
480.17
County Taxes
2,230,345.12
2,256,470.77
Local School District Tax
3,320,628.00
3,255,948.00
Municipal Open Space Tax
34,934.12
34,931.02
Prior Year Senior/Veteran Deduction Disallowed
500.00
500.00
Total Expenditures
7,158,660.94
6,775,148.70
Excess in Revenue
721,579.17
385,119.84
Fund Balance January 1
807,354.81
874,634.97
1,528,933.98
1,259,754.81
Decreased by:
Utilized as Anticipated Revenue
467,750.00
452,400.00
Fund Balance December 31
1,061,183.98
$
807,354.81
$
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Statements of Operations and Changes in Fund Balance -- Regulatory Basis
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
CURRENT FUND
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Exhibit A-2
Anticipated
Special NJSA
Excess or
Budget
40A: 4-87
Realized
(Deficit)
Fund Balance Anticipated
467,750.00
$
467,750.00
$
Miscellaneous Revenues
Fines and Costs - Municipal Court
14,275.00
9,293.96
(4,981.04)
$
Interest and Costs on Taxes
28,100.00
118,774.54
90,674.54
Interest on Investments and Deposits
1,000.00
36,305.23
35,305.23
Energy Receipts Tax (P.L. 1997, Chapters 162 & 167)
275,970.00
275,969.86
(0.14)
Public and Private Revenues Offset:
JIF Safety Incentive Grant
2,250.00
2,250.00
JIF Optional Safety Grant
750.00
750.00
JIF Wellness
500.00
500.00
JIF EPL/Cyber Risk Management
1,000.00
1,000.00
Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Fund
367.75
$
367.75
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Award
105,174.00
105,174.00
Clean Communities
11,847.11
11,847.11
Municipal Alliance
1,920.67
1,920.67
Stormwater Assistance Grant
50,000.00
50,000.00
NJDOT FY 2023 Local Transportation Projects Fund Program
335,000.00
335,000.00
Reserve for Municipal Relief Fund Aid
28,445.97
28,445.97
Total Miscellaneous Revenues
844,385.64
12,214.86
977,599.09
120,998.59
Receipts from Delinquent Taxes
97,550.00
343,111.41
245,561.41
Amount to be Raised by Taxes for
Support of Municipal Budget:
Local Tax for Municipal Purposes
including Reserve for Uncollected Taxes
487,236.88
569,430.91
82,194.03
Budget Totals
1,896,922.52
12,214.86
2,357,891.41
448,754.03
Non-Budget Revenue
136,171.15
136,171.15
1,896,922.52
$
12,214.86
$
2,494,062.56
$
584,925.18
$
(Continued)
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
CURRENT FUND
Statement of Revenues -- Regulatory Basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
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Exhibit A-2
Analysis of Realized Revenue
Allocation of Current Tax Collections:
Revenue from Collections
5,818,454.47
$
Allocated to:
County, Municipal Open Space and School Taxes
5,585,907.24
Amount for Support of Municipal Budget Appropriations
232,547.23
Add: Appropriation "Reserve for Uncollected Taxes"
336,883.68
Amount for Support of Municipal Budget Appropriations
569,430.91
$
Receipts from Delinquent Taxes:
Delinquent Tax Collections
251,598.46
$
Tax Title Liens Collections
91,512.95
343,111.41
$
Analysis of Non-Budget Revenues
Miscellaneous Revenue not Anticipated:
Registrar
16,849.34
$
Planning Board Applications
6,425.00
Zoning Permits
1,800.00
Comcast Franchise Fees
2,662.90
Verizon Franchise Fees
6,852.93
Hospital Fees
98,354.21
Miscellaneous
3,226.77
Total Non-Budget Revenues
136,171.15
$
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
CURRENT FUND
Statement of Revenues -- Regulatory Basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
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Exhibit A-3
Appropriations
Expended
Unexpended
Budget After
Paid or
Balance
Budget
Modification
Charged
Encumbered
Reserved
Canceled
OPERATIONS -- WITHIN "CAPS"
General Government
Governing Body
Salaries and Wages
25,335.00
$
25,335.00
$
25,335.00
$
Other Expenses
1,200.00
1,200.00
823.00
12.55
$
364.45
$
Municipal Clerk
Salaries and Wages
130,500.00
123,053.00
120,913.87
2,139.13
Other Expenses
16,000.00
16,500.00
15,693.30
678.43
128.27
Financial Administration (Treasury)
Salaries and Wages
31,093.00
31,093.00
31,093.00
Other Expenses
10,000.00
10,000.00
7,818.89
1,486.27
694.84
Audit Services
24,500.00
24,500.00
24,500.00
Computerized Data Processing
14,500.00
10,300.00
8,122.88
1,326.44
850.68
Revenue Administration (Tax Collection)
Salaries and Wages
23,500.00
23,500.00
22,551.97
948.03
Other Expenses
8,200.00
8,200.00
6,040.63
49.93
2,109.44
Tax Assessment Administration (Tax Assessor)
Salaries and Wages
25,090.00
25,090.00
22,974.36
2,115.64
Other Expenses
12,000.00
10,700.00
5,269.67
1,075.99
4,354.34
Legal Services (Legal Dept.)
Other Expenses
40,000.00
82,500.00
57,576.14
15,222.50
9,701.36
Defensive Law Suits
20,000.00
9,500.00
4,566.56
4,933.44
Liquidation of Tax Title Liens
2,000.00
Engineering Services
Other Expenses
6,000.00
6,000.00
3,568.18
2,431.82
Land Use
Planning Board
Salaries and Wages
4,815.00
4,815.00
4,815.00
Other Expenses
7,250.00
9,750.00
8,014.71
909.08
826.21
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Salaries and Wages
6,245.00
6,245.00
6,245.00
Other Expenses
500.00
500.00
424.98
75.02
Insurance
Liability Insurance
27,500.00
27,500.00
26,950.18
549.82
Workers Compensation Insurance
21,500.00
21,500.00
21,167.82
332.18
Employee Group Insurance
20,000.00
20,000.00
19,252.44
747.56
Unemployment Compensation
400.00
400.00
300.36
99.64
(Continued)
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Statement of Expenditures -- Regulatory Basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
CURRENT FUND
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Exhibit A-3
Appropriations
Expended
Unexpended
Budget After
Paid or
Balance
Budget
Modification
Charged
Encumbered
Reserved
Canceled
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Statement of Expenditures -- Regulatory Basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
CURRENT FUND
Public Safety
Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
Salaries and Wages
6,810.00
$
6,810.00
$
6,810.00
$
Other Expenses
2,000.00
500.00
500.00
Aid to Volunteer Fire Companies
40,000.00
40,000.00
37,650.50
2,349.50
$
Public Works
Streets and Road Maintenance
Salaries and Wages
115,000.00
107,500.00
98,143.81
9,356.19
Other Expenses
25,000.00
25,000.00
15,246.37
5,594.47
$
4,159.16
Storm Recovery
Salaries and Wages
5,000.00
5,000.00
1,892.37
3,107.63
Other Expenses
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,499.89
0.11
Solid Waste Collection
Other Expenses
43,000.00
43,000.00
32,978.05
2,953.57
7,068.38
Buildings and Grounds
Salaries and Wages
100.00
100.00
100.00
Other Expenses
18,000.00
18,500.00
15,954.01
157.92
2,388.07
Health and Human Services
Public Health Services (Board of Health)
Salaries and Wages
2,060.00
2,060.00
2,060.00
Other Expenses
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,054.28
60.68
385.04
Environmental Health Services
Salaries and Wages
300.00
300.00
300.00
Other Expenses
1,000.00
Animal Control Services
Other Expenses
15,000.00
10,250.00
8,261.31
999.99
988.70
Recreation
Recreation Services and Programs
Other Expenses
1,250.00
1,250.00
1,250.00
Municipal Court
Salaries and Wages
10.00
10.00
10.00
(Continued)
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Exhibit A-3
Appropriations
Expended
Unexpended
Budget After
Paid or
Balance
Budget
Modification
Charged
Encumbered
Reserved
Canceled
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Statement of Expenditures -- Regulatory Basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
CURRENT FUND
Code Enforcement
Housing Officer
Salaries and Wages
3,750.00
$
3,750.00
$
3,750.00
$
Other Expenses
500.00
500.00
399.96
100.04
$
Unclassified
Electricity
12,000.00
7,947.00
7,028.12
582.16
$
336.72
Street Lighting
32,000.00
34,000.00
30,928.20
2,972.23
99.57
Telephone
9,360.00
9,360.00
8,441.64
848.62
69.74
Fuel Oil
10,000.00
6,750.00
1,777.41
195.56
4,777.03
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel
15,000.00
10,000.00
7,948.61
2,051.39
Fire Hydrants
13,500.00
18,000.00
17,178.05
771.09
50.86
Total Operations -- Within "CAPS"
852,768.00
852,768.00
744,520.52
39,005.22
69,242.26
-
Detail:
Salaries and Wages
379,608.00
364,661.00
346,584.38
3,107.63
14,968.99
-
Other Expenses (Including Contingent)
473,160.00
488,107.00
397,936.14
35,897.59
54,273.27
-
DEFERRED CHARGES AND STATUTORY
EXPENDITURES -- WITHIN "CAPS"
Statutory Expenditures
Public Employees' Retirement System
33,055.00
33,055.00
33,055.00
Social Security System (O.A.S.I.)
29,000.00
29,000.00
26,860.18
2,139.82
Defined Contribution Retirement Program
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Total Deferred Charges and Statutory
Expenditures -- Municipal -- Within "CAPS"
63,055.00
63,055.00
59,915.18
-
3,139.82
-
Total General Appropriations for Municipal
Purposes Within -- "CAPS"
915,823.00
915,823.00
804,435.70
39,005.22
72,382.08
-
OPERATIONS -- EXCLUDED FROM "CAPS"
Recycling Tax
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,391.31
108.69
Total Other Operations
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,391.31
108.69
-
-
Shared Service Agreements
Trash and Recycling Collection
81,695.00
81,695.00
81,695.00
Municipal Court - Mid Salem County Court
42,606.00
42,606.00
30,087.16
12,518.84
-
Total Shared Service Agreements
124,301.00
124,301.00
111,782.16
12,518.84
-
-
(Continued)
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Exhibit A-3
Appropriations
Expended
Unexpended
Budget After
Paid or
Balance
Budget
Modification
Charged
Encumbered
Reserved
Canceled
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Statement of Expenditures -- Regulatory Basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
CURRENT FUND
Public and Private Programs Offset by Revenues
JIF Optional Safety Grant
750.00
$
750.00
$
750.00
$
JIF Wellness Program
500.00
500.00
500.00
JIF EPL/Cyber Risk Management
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
JIF Safety Incentive Grant
2,250.00
2,250.00
2,250.00
Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Fund (NJSA 40A:4-87 $367.75)
367.75
367.75
Clean Communities (NJSA 40A:4-87 $11,847.11)
11,847.11
11,847.11
Municipal Alliance
2,400.84
2,400.84
2,400.84
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Awards
105,174.00
105,174.00
105,174.00
Stormwater Assistance Grant
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
NJDOT FY 2023 Local Transportation Projects Fund Program
335,000.00
335,000.00
335,000.00
Total Public and Private Programs Offset by Revenues
497,074.84
509,289.70
509,289.70
-
-
-
Total Operations -- Excluded from "CAPS"
622,875.84
635,090.70
622,463.17
12,627.53
$
-
Detail:
Other Expenses
622,875.84
635,090.70
622,463.17
12,627.53
-
-
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS -- EXCLUDED FROM "CAPS"
Capital Improvement Fund
4,590.00
4,590.00
4,590.00
Farmland Preservation Program
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Improvements to Municipal Roads
15,750.00
15,750.00
15,750.00
Total Capital Improvements -- Excluded from "CAPS"
21,340.00
21,340.00
21,340.00
-
-
-
Total General Appropriations for Municipal Purposes Excluded from "CAPS"
644,215.84
656,430.70
643,803.17
12,627.53
-
-
Subtotal General Appropriations
1,560,038.84
1,572,253.70
1,448,238.87
51,632.75
72,382.08
$
-
Reserve for Uncollected Taxes
336,883.68
336,883.68
336,883.68
Total
1,896,922.52
$
1,909,137.38
$
1,785,122.55
$
51,632.75
$
72,382.08
$
-
$
Budget
1,896,922.52
$
Appropriation by NJSA 40A:4-87
12,214.86
Reserve for Federal and State Grant Fund--Appropriated
509,289.70
$
Reserve for Uncollected Taxes
336,883.68
Cash Disbursed
938,949.17
1,909,137.38
$
1,785,122.55
$
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Exhibit B
Ref.
2024
2023
ASSETS:
Animal Control Fund:
Cash
SB-1
1,155.33
$
914.93
$
Total Animal Control Fund
1,155.33
914.93
Municipal Open Space Fund:
Cash
SB-1
182,256.62
146,306.41
Total Municipal Open Space Fund
182,256.62
146,306.41
Other Funds:
Cash
SB-1
205,510.18
205,060.15
Total Other Funds
205,510.18
205,060.15
388,922.13
$
352,281.49
$
LIABILITIES, RESERVES AND FUND BALANCE:
Animal Control Fund:
Reserve for Animal Control Fund Expenditures
SB-2
1,155.33
$
914.93
$
Total Animal Control Fund
1,155.33
914.93
Municipal Open Space Fund:
Reserve for Future Use
SB-4
182,256.62
146,306.41
Total Municipal Open Space Fund
182,256.62
146,306.41
Other Funds:
Due to Current Fund - Escrow Deposits/Performance Bonds
B
308.25
308.25
Due to Current Fund - Payroll Withholdings
B
4,500.00
4,500.00
Due to Current Fund - Tax Title Lien Redemption
B
8.03
8.03
Reserve for:
Escrow Deposits/Performance Bonds
SB-5
59,113.07
63,852.42
Unemployment
SB-5
14,091.11
13,107.97
Fire Safety Penalty
SB-5
150.00
150.00
Tax Title Lien Redemptions
SB-5
3,312.30
2,708.32
Tax Title Lien Premiums
SB-5
2,600.00
Storm Recovery
SB-5
114,612.86
113,594.15
Veteran's Park
SB-5
649.41
649.41
Payroll Withholdings
SB-5
6,165.15
6,181.60
Total Other Funds
205,510.18
205,060.15
388,922.13
$
352,281.49
$
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
TRUST FUNDS
Statements of Assets, Liabilities, Reserves and Fund Balance -- Regulatory Basis
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023
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Exhibit B-1
Anticipated
Excess or
Budget
Realized
(Deficit)
Amount to be Raised by Taxation
34,934.12
$
34,934.12
$
-
$
34,934.12
$
34,934.12
$
-
$
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Statement of Revenues--Regulatory Basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
TRUST -- MUNICIPAL OPEN SPACE FUND
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Exhibit B-2
Original
Budget After
Paid or
Reserved for
Budget
Modification
Charged
Encumbrances
Future Use
Reserve for Future Use
34,934.12
$
34,934.12
$
-
$
-
$
34,934.12
$
34,934.12
$
34,934.12
$
-
$
-
$
34,934.12
$
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Statement of Expenditures--Regulatory Basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
TRUST -- MUNICIPAL OPEN SPACE FUND
Expended
Appropriations
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Exhibit C
Ref.
2024
2023
ASSETS:
Cash
SC-1
236,413.03
$
233,833.03
$
Due from Current Fund
C
1,059.18
1,059.18
Deferred Charges to Future Taxation:
Unfunded
SC-3
50,000.00
50,000.00
287,472.21
$
284,892.21
$
LIABILITIES, RESERVES AND FUND BALANCE:
Capital Improvement Fund
SC-5
158,640.00
$
154,050.00
$
Improvement Authorizations:
Funded
SC-4
67,967.46
69,977.46
Unfunded
SC-4
50,000.00
50,000.00
Reserve for:
Demolition of Property
C
10,666.00
10,666.00
Purchase of Computer Equipment
C
198.75
198.75
287,472.21
$
284,892.21
$
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
Statements of Assets, Liabilities, Reserves and Fund Balance -- Regulatory Basis
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Exhibit F
Balance
Balance
GENERAL FIXED ASSETS:
Dec. 31, 2023
Additions
Deletions
Dec. 31, 2024
Land
40,225.00
$
40,225.00
$
Buildings
251,000.00
251,000.00
Equipment
696,818.11
696,818.11
Total General Fixed Assets
988,043.11
$
-
$
-
$
988,043.11
$
Investment in General Fixed Assets
988,043.11
$
-
$
-
$
988,043.11
$
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
GENERAL FIXED ASSET ACCOUNT GROUP
Statement of General Fixed Asset Group of Accounts - Regulatory Basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
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TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Financial Reporting Entity - The Township of Mannington (hereafter referred to as the
“Township”) was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798 and is located
in southwest New Jersey approximately twenty-five miles southeast of the City of Philadelphia.
The Township of Mannington covers over 38 square miles and is “the heart of Salem County”. The Salem
River forms Mannington’s border with Carneys Point Township and Pilesgrove Township to the north,
Alloway Township borders to the east, Quinton Township and Salem City to the south, and Pennsville
Township to the west. The western portion, about 3 square miles of the Township, forms the
environmentally important area known as the Mannington Meadow. Most of Mannington’s land mass is
actively involved in agricultural production. The population according to the 2020 census is 1,475.
The Township is represented by a three-member Committee elected to three-year terms. These terms
are staggered so that one member’s term expires each year. The Mayor is appointed at the annual
reorganization meeting by the members of the Committee. Executive and administrative responsibility
rests with the Mayor, who is assisted by the Township Administrator.
Component Units - The Township had no component units as defined by Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 14, The Financial Reporting Entity, as amended.
Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation - The financial
statements of the Township contain all funds and account groups in accordance with the Requirements of
Audit (the “Requirements”) as promulgated by the State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs,
Division of Local Government Services. The principles and practices established by the Requirements
are designed primarily for determining compliance with legal provisions and budgetary restrictions and as
a means of reporting on the stewardship of public officials with respect to public funds. Generally, the
financial statements are presented using the flow of current financial resources measurement focus and
modified accrual basis of accounting with minor exceptions as mandated by these Requirements. In
addition, the prescribed accounting principles previously referred to differ in certain respects from
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to local government
units. The more significant differences are explained in this note.
In accordance with the Requirements, the Township accounts for its financial transactions through the use
of separate funds and an account group which are described as follows:
Current Fund - The current fund accounts for resources and expenditures for governmental
operations of a general nature, including federal and state grant funds.
Trust Funds - The various trust funds account for receipts, custodianship, and disbursement of funds
in accordance with the purpose for which each reserve was created.
General Capital Fund - The general capital fund accounts for receipt and disbursement of funds for
the acquisition of general capital facilities, other than those acquired in the current fund.
General Fixed Asset Group of Accounts - The general fixed asset group of accounts is utilized to
account for property, land, buildings, and equipment that have been acquired by other governmental
funds.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Cont'd)
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT'D)
Budgets and Budgetary Accounting - The Township must adopt an annual budget for its current and
municipal open space trust funds in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:4 et seq. N.J.S.A. 40A:4-5 requires the
governing body to introduce and approve the annual municipal budget no later than February 10 of each
year. At introduction, the governing body shall fix the time and place for a public hearing on the budget
and must advertise the time and place at least ten days prior to the hearing in a newspaper published and
circulating in the municipality. The public hearing must not be held less than twenty-eight days after the
date the budget was introduced. After the hearing has been held, the governing body may, by majority
vote, adopt the budget or may amend the budget in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:4-9. Amendments to
adopted budgets, if any, are detailed in the statements of revenues and expenditures.
An extension of the statutory dates for introduction, approval, and adoption of the municipal budget may
be granted by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, with the permission of the Local
Finance Board.
Budgets are adopted on the same basis of accounting utilized for the preparation of the Township's
financial statements.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments - Cash and cash equivalents include petty cash, change funds
and cash on deposit with public depositories. All certificates of deposit are recorded as cash regardless
of the date of maturity. Investments are stated at cost; therefore, unrealized gains or losses on investments
have not been recorded.
New Jersey municipal units are required by N.J.S.A. 40A:5-14 to deposit public funds in a bank or trust
company having its place of business in the State of New Jersey and organized under the laws of the
United States or of the State of New Jersey or in the New Jersey Cash Management Fund. N.J.S.A.
40A:5-15.1 provides a list of investments which may be purchased by New Jersey municipal units. In
addition, other State statutes permit investments in obligations issued by local authorities and other state
agencies.
N.J.S.A. 17:9-41 et seq. establishes the requirements for the security of deposits of governmental units.
The statute requires that no governmental unit shall deposit public funds in a public depository unless such
funds are secured in accordance with the Governmental Unit Deposit Protection Act (“GUDPA”), a multiple
financial institutional collateral pool, which was enacted in 1970 to protect governmental units from a loss
of funds on deposit with a failed banking institution in New Jersey. Public depositories include State or
federally chartered banks, savings banks or associations located in or having a branch office in the State
of New Jersey, the deposits of which are federally insured. All public depositories must pledge collateral,
having a market value at least equal to five percent of the average daily balance of collected public funds,
to secure the deposits of governmental units. If a public depository fails, the collateral it has pledged, plus
the collateral of all other public depositories, is available to pay the amount of their deposits to the
governmental units.
The cash management plan adopted by the Township requires it to deposit funds in public depositories
protected from loss under the provisions of the Act.
Interfunds - Interfund receivables and payables that arise from transactions between funds are recorded
by all funds affected by such transactions in the period in which the transaction is executed. Interfund
receivables in the current fund are recorded with offsetting reserves which are created by charges to
operations. Income is recognized in the year the receivables are liquidated. Interfund receivables in the
other funds are not offset by reserves.
Inventories of Supplies - The costs of inventories of supplies for all funds are recorded as expenditures
at the time individual items are purchased. The costs of inventories are not included on the various
statements of assets, liabilities, reserves and fund balance.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Cont'd)
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT'D)
General Fixed Assets - Accounting for governmental fixed assets, as required by N.J.A.C. 5:30-5.6,
differs in certain respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
In accordance with the regulations, all local units, including municipalities, must maintain a general fixed
assets reporting system that establishes and maintains a physical inventory of nonexpendable, tangible
property as defined and limited by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 225), except that
the useful life of such property is at least five years. The Township has adopted a capitalization threshold
of $5,000.00, the maximum amount allowed by the Uniform Guidance. Generally, assets are valued at
historical cost; however, assets acquired prior to December 31, 1985 are valued at actual historical cost
or estimated historical cost. No depreciation of general fixed assets is recorded. Donated general fixed
assets are recorded at acquisition value as of the date of the transaction. Interest costs relative to the
acquisition of general fixed assets are recorded as expenditures when paid. Public domain
("infrastructure") general fixed assets consisting of certain improvements such as roads, bridges, curbs
and gutters, streets and sidewalks and drainage systems are not capitalized. Expenditures for
construction in progress are recorded in the capital funds until such time as the construction is completed
and put into operation. The Township is required to maintain a subsidiary ledger detailing fixed assets
records to control additions, retirements, and transfers of fixed assets. In addition, a statement of general
fixed asset group of accounts, reflecting the activity for the year, must be included in the Township’s basic
financial statements. The regulations require that general fixed assets, whether constructed or acquired
through purchase, grant or gift be included in the aforementioned inventory. In addition, property
management standards must be maintained that include accurate records indicating asset description,
source, ownership, acquisition cost and date, the percentage of Federal participation (if any), and the
location, use, and condition of the asset. Periodically, physical inventories must be taken and reconciled
with these records. Lastly, all fixed assets must be adequately controlled to safeguard against loss,
damage, or theft.
Foreclosed Property - Foreclosed property is recorded in the current fund at the assessed valuation
when such property was acquired and is fully reserved. Ordinarily it is the intention of the municipality to
resell foreclosed property in order to recover all or a portion of the delinquent taxes or assessments and
to return the property to a taxpaying basis. For this reason, the value of foreclosed property has not been
included in the general fixed asset group of accounts. If such property is converted to a municipal use, it
will be recorded in the general fixed asset group of accounts.
Deferred Charges - The recognition of certain expenditures is deferred to future periods. These
expenditures, or deferred charges, are generally overexpenditures of legally adopted budget
appropriations or emergency appropriations made in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:4-46 et seq. Deferred
charges are subsequently raised as items of appropriation in budgets of succeeding years.
Liens Sold for Other Governmental Units - Liens sold on behalf of other governmental units are not
recorded on the records of the tax collector until such liens are collected. Upon their collection, such liens
are recorded as a liability due to the governmental unit net of the costs of the initial sale. The related costs
of sale are recognized as revenue when received.
Fund Balance - Fund balance included in the current fund represent amounts available for anticipation as
revenue in future years’ budgets, with certain restrictions.
Revenues - Revenues are recorded when received in cash except for certain amounts which are due from
other governmental units. Revenue from federal and state grants is realized when anticipated as such in
the Township’s budget. Receivables for property taxes are recorded with offsetting reserves on the
statement of assets, liabilities, reserves and fund balance of the Township's current fund; accordingly,
such amounts are not recorded as revenue until collected. Other amounts that are due to the Township
which are susceptible to accrual are also recorded as receivables with offsetting reserves and recorded
as revenue when received.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Cont'd)
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT'D)
Property Tax Revenues - Property tax revenues are collected in quarterly installments due February 1,
May 1, August 1, and November 1. The amount of tax levied includes not only the amount required in
support of the Township's annual budget, but also the amounts required in support of the budgets of the
County of Salem and the Township of Mannington School District. Unpaid property taxes are subject to
tax sale in accordance with the statutes.
School Taxes - The Township is responsible for levying, collecting, and remitting school taxes for the
Township of Mannington School District. Operations is charged for the full amount required to be raised
from taxation to operate the local school district for the period from July 1 to June 30, increased by the
amount deferred at December 31, 2023 and decreased by the amount deferred at December 31, 2024.
County Taxes - The municipality is responsible for levying, collecting, and remitting county taxes for the
County of Salem. County taxes are determined on a calendar year by the County Board of Taxation based
upon the ratables required to be certified to them on January 10 of each year. Operations is charged for
the amount due to the County for the year, based upon the ratables required to be certified to the County
Board of Taxation by January 10 of the current year. In addition, operations is charged for the County
share of added and omitted taxes certified to the County Board of Taxation by October 10 of the current
year, and due to be paid to the County by February 15 of the following year.
Reserve for Uncollected Taxes - The inclusion of the "reserve for uncollected taxes" appropriation in the
Township's annual budget protects the Township from taxes not paid currently. The reserve, the minimum
amount of which is determined on the percentage of collections experienced in the immediately preceding
year, with certain exceptions, is required to provide assurance that cash collected in the current year will
provide sufficient cash flow to meet expected obligations.
Expenditures - Expenditures are recorded on the "budgetary" basis of accounting. Generally,
expenditures are recorded when paid. However, for charges to amounts appropriated for “other
expenses”, an amount is encumbered through the issuance of a numerically controlled purchase order or
when a contract is executed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:30-5.2. When encumbered charges are paid,
the amount encumbered is simultaneously liquidated in its original amount. Encumbrances are offset by
an account entitled reserve for encumbrances. The reserve is classified as a cash liability under New
Jersey municipal accounting. At December 31, this reserve represents the portion of appropriation
reserves that has been encumbered and is subject to the same statutory provisions as appropriation
reserves.
Appropriations for principal and interest payments on outstanding general capital bonds and notes are
provided on the cash basis.
Appropriation Reserves - Appropriation reserves covering unexpended appropriation balances are
automatically created at year-end and recorded as liabilities, except for amounts which may be canceled
by the governing body. Appropriation reserves are available, until lapsed at the close of the succeeding
year, to meet specific claims, commitments, or contracts incurred during the preceding year. Lapsed
appropriation reserves are recorded as income.
Long-Term Debt - Long-term debt, relative to the acquisition of capital assets, is recorded as a liability in
the general capital fund. Where an improvement is a “local Improvement”, i.e., assessable upon
completion, long-term debt associated with that portion of the cost of the improvement to be funded by
assessments is transferred to the trust fund upon the confirmation of the assessments or when the
improvement is fully and permanently funded.
Compensated Absences and Postemployment Benefits - Compensated absences for paid time off
(PTO), sick leave, vacation leave, compensatory time, and certain types of sabbatical leave, and other
compensated absences are recorded and provided for in the annual budget in the year in which they are
paid, on a pay-as-you-go basis. Likewise, no accrual is made for postemployment benefits, if any, which
are also funded on a pay-as-you-go basis.
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Note 2: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Custodial Credit Risk Related to Deposits - Custodial credit risk is the risk that, in the event of a bank
failure, the Township’s deposits might not be recovered. Although the Township does not have a formal
policy regarding custodial credit risk, N.J.S.A. 17:9-41 et seq. requires that governmental units shall
deposit public funds in public depositories protected from loss under the provisions of the Governmental
Unit Deposit Protection Act (GUDPA). Under the Act, the first $250,000.00 of governmental deposits in
each insured depository is protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Public funds
owned by the municipality in excess of FDIC insured amounts are protected by GUDPA. However,
GUDPA does not protect intermingled agency funds such as salary withholdings, bail funds, or funds that
may pass to the municipality relative to the happening of a future condition. Such funds are classified as
uninsured and uncollateralized.
As of December 31, 2024, the Township’s bank balances of $3,319,389.14 were insured by FDIC and
GUDPA.
Note 3: PROPERTY TAXES
The following is a five-year comparison of certain statistical information relative to property taxes and
property tax collections for the current and previous four calendar years:
Comparative Schedule of Tax Rates
Year Ended
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Tax Rate
3.476
$
3.452
$
3.467
$
3.384
$
3.180
$
Apportionment of Tax Rate:
Municipal
.279
$
.278
$
.279
$
.279
$
.280
$
Municipal Open Space
.020
.020
.020
.020
.020
County (Including Open Space)
1.276
1.289
1.361
1.321
1.220
Local School
1.901
1.865
1.807
1.764
1.660
Assessed Valuation
Year
Amount
2024
174,670,600.00
$
2023
174,655,082.00
2022
174,753,608.00
2021
174,355,618.00
2020
181,649,287.00
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Note 3: PROPERTY TAXES (CONT’D)
The following comparison is made of the number of tax title liens receivable on December 31 for the current
and previous four calendar years:
Note 4: PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY TAX TITLE LIEN LIQUIDATION
The value of property acquired by liquidation of tax title liens on December 31, on the basis of the last
assessed valuation of such properties, for the current and previous four years was as follows:
Comparison of Tax Levies and Collections
Percentage
Year
Tax Levy
Collections
of Collections
2024
6,076,156.41
$
5,818,454.47
$
95.76%
2023
6,047,922.78
5,719,324.18
94.57%
2022
6,069,665.96
5,794,592.96
95.47%
2021
5,905,613.87
5,637,403.04
95.46%
2020
5,788,503.37
5,480,927.85
94.69%
Delinquent Taxes and Tax Title Liens
Tax Title
Delinquent
Total
Percentage
Year
Liens
Taxes
Delinquent
of Tax Levy
2024
582,102.71
$
203,172.89
$
785,275.60
$
12.92%
2023
620,015.41
251,413.04
871,428.45
14.41%
2022
568,435.38
187,844.52
756,279.90
12.46%
2021
534,836.60
169,890.08
704,726.68
11.93%
2020
467,518.52
183,490.41
651,008.93
11.25%
Year
Number
2024
69
2023
74
2022
77
2021
82
2020
80
Year
Amount
2024
518,400.00
$
2023
518,400.00
2022
643,500.00
2021
999,800.00
2020
985,300.00
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Notes to Financial Statements (Cont'd)
Note 5: FUND BALANCES APPROPRIATED
The following schedule details the amount of fund balances available at the end of the current year and
four previous years and the amounts utilized in the subsequent year's budgets:
Note 6: INTERFUND RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES
The following interfund balances were recorded on the various statements of assets, liabilities, reserves
and fund balance as of December 31, 2024:
The interfund receivables and payables above predominately resulted from collections and payments
made by certain funds on behalf of other funds. During the year 2025, the Township expects to liquidate
such interfunds, depending upon the availability of cash flow.
Current Fund
Utilized in
Percentage
Balance
Budget of
of Fund
Year
December 31,
Succeeding Year
Balance Used
2024
1,061,183.98
$
503,525.00
$
47.45%
2023
807,354.81
467,750.00
57.94%
2022
874,634.97
452,400.00
51.72%
2021
730,060.69
399,000.00
54.65%
2020
688,724.02
356,450.00
51.76%
Interfunds
Interfunds
Fund
Receivable
Payable
Current
4,816.28
$
244,705.71
$
Federal and State Grant
243,646.53
Trust - Other
4,816.28
General Capital
1,059.18
249,521.99
$
249,521.99
$
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Note 7: PENSION PLANS
N.J.A.C. 5:30-6.1 allows local units to disclose the most recently available information as it relates to the
New Jersy Division of Pension’s reporting on GASB No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for
Pensions. As of the date of this report, the information for the measurement period ended June 30, 2024
was not available; therefore, the information from the measurement period June 30, 2023 is disclosed
below.
A substantial number of the Township's employees participate in the Public Employees' Retirement
System (“PERS”), a defined benefit pension plan, which is administered by the New Jersey Division of
Pensions and Benefits. In addition, certain Township employees may participate in the Defined
Contribution Retirement Program (“DCRP”), which is a defined contribution pension plan. This Plan is
administered by Empower (formerly Prudential Financial) for the New Jersey Division of Pensions and
Benefits. Each plan has a Board of Trustees that is primarily responsible for its administration. As a local
participation employer of these pension plans, the Township is referred to as “Employer” throughout this
note. The Division issues a publicly available financial report that includes financial statements, required
supplementary information and detailed information about the PERS plans’ fiduciary net position which
can be obtained by writing to or at the following website:
State of New Jersey
Division of Pensions and Benefits
P.O. Box 295
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0295
https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions/financial-reports.shtml
General Information about the Pension Plans
Plan Descriptions
Public Employees' Retirement System - The Public Employees' Retirement System is a cost-
sharing multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan, which was established as of January 1, 1955,
under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 43:15A. The PERS’ designated purpose is to provide retirement,
death, and disability benefits to certain qualified members. Membership in the PERS is mandatory for
substantially all full-time employees of the Employer, provided the employee is not required to be a
member of another state-administered retirement system or other state pensions fund or local
jurisdiction’s pension fund. The PERS’ Board of Trustees is primarily responsible for the administration
of the PERS.
Defined Contribution Retirement Program - The Defined Contribution Retirement Program is a
multiple-employer defined contribution pension fund established on July 1, 2007 under the provisions
of P.L. 2007, c. 92 and P.L. 2007, c. 103, and expanded under the provisions of P.L. 2008, c. 89 and
P.L. 2010, c. 1. The DCRP is a tax-qualified defined contribution money purchase pension plan under
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) § 401(a) et seq., and is a “governmental plan” within the meaning of IRC
§ 414(d). The DCRP provides retirement benefits for eligible employees and their beneficiaries.
Individuals covered under DCRP are state or local officials who are elected or appointed on or after
July 1, 2007; employees enrolled in PERS on or after July 1, 2007, who earn salary in excess of
established “maximum compensation” limits; employees enrolled in New Jersey State Police
Retirement System (SPRS) or the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS) after May 21,
2010, who earn salary in excess of established “maximum compensation” limits; employees otherwise
eligible to enroll in PERS on or after November 2, 2008, who do not earn the minimum annual salary
for tier 3 enrollment but who earn salary of at least $5,000.00 annually; and employees otherwise
eligible to enroll in PERS after May 21, 2010 who do not work the minimum number of hours per week
required for tiers 4 or 5 enrollment, but who earn salary of at least $5,000.00 annually.
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Note 7: PENSION PLANS (CONT’D)
General Information about the Pension Plans (Cont’d)
Vesting and Benefit Provisions
Public Employees’ Retirement System - The vesting and benefit provisions are set by N.J.S.A.
43:15A. The PERS provides retirement, death and disability benefits. All benefits vest after 10 years
of service.
The following represents the membership tiers for PERS:
Tier Definition
1
Members who were enrolled prior to July 1, 2007
2
Members who were eligible to enroll on or after July 1, 2007 and prior to November 2, 2008
3
Members who were eligible to enroll on or after November 2, 2008 and prior to May 22, 2010
4
Members who were eligible to enroll on or after May 22, 2010 and prior to June 28, 2011
5
Members who were eligible to enroll on or after June 28, 2011
Service retirement benefits of 1/55th of final average salary for each year of service credit is available
to tiers 1 and 2 members upon reaching age 60 and to tier 3 members upon reaching age 62. Service
retirement benefits of 1/60th of final average salary for each year of service credit is available to tier 4
members upon reaching age 62 and tier 5 members upon reaching age 65. Early retirement benefits
are available to tiers 1 and 2 members before reaching age 60, tiers 3 and 4 with 25 years or more of
service credit before age 62, and tier 5 with 30 or more years of service credit before age 65. Benefits
are reduced by a fraction of a percent for each month that a member retires prior to the age at which
a member can receive full early retirement benefits in accordance with their respective tier. Tier 1
members can receive an unreduced benefit from age 55 to age 60 if they have at least 25 years of
service. Deferred retirement is available to members who have at least 10 years of service credit and
have not reached the service retirement age for the respective tier.
Defined Contribution Retirement Program - Eligible members are provided with a defined
contribution retirement plan intended to qualify for favorable Federal income tax treatment under IRC
Section 401(a), a noncontributory group life insurance plan and a noncontributory group disability
benefit plan. A participant's interest in that portion of his or her defined contribution retirement plan
account attributable to employee contributions shall immediately become and shall at all times remain
fully vested and non-forfeitable. A participant's interest in that portion of his or her defined contribution
retirement plan account attributable to employer contributions shall be vested and non-forfeitable on
the date the participant commences the second year of employment or upon his or her attainment of
age 65, while employed by an employer, whichever occurs first.
Contributions
Public Employees’ Retirement System - The contribution policy is set by N.J.S.A. 43:15A and
requires contributions by active members and contributing employers. Pursuant to the provisions of
P.L. 2011, C. 78, the member contribution rate is currently 7.50% of base salary, effective July 1,
2018. The rate for members who are eligible for the Prosecutors Part of PERS (P.L. 2001, C. 366) is
10.0%. Employers’ contributions are based on an actuarially determined amount, which includes the
normal cost and unfunded accrued liability.
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Note 7: PENSION PLANS (CONT’D)
General Information about the Pension Plans (Cont’d)
Contributions (Cont’d)
Public Employees’ Retirement System (Cont’d) - Special Funding Situation Component - Under
N.J.S.A. 43:15A, local participating employers are responsible for their own contributions based on
actuarially determined amounts, except where legislation was passed which legally obligated the State
if certain circumstances occurred. One of such legislations, which legally obligate the State, is Chapter
133, P.L. 2001. This legislation increased the accrual rate from 1/60 to 1/55. In addition, it lowered
the age required for a veteran benefit equal to 1/55 of highest 12-month compensation for each year
of service from 60 to 55. Chapter 133, P.L. 2001 also established the Benefit Enhancement Fund
(BEF) to fund the additional annual employer normal contribution due to the State’s increased benefits.
If the assets in the BEF are insufficient to cover the normal contribution for the increased benefits for
a valuation period, the State will pay such amount for both the State and local employers.
The amounts contributed on behalf of the local participating employers under this legislation is
considered to be a special funding situation as defined by GASB Statement No. 68 and the State is
treated as a nonemployer contributing entity. Since the local participating employers do not contribute
under this legislation directly to the Plan (except for employer specific financed amounts), there is no
net pension liability or deferred outflows or inflows to disclose in the notes to the financial statements
of the local participating employers related to this legislation.
The Employer’s contractually required contribution rate for the year ended December 31, 2023 was
18.21% of the Employer’s covered payroll. This amount was actuarially determined as the amount
that, when combined with employee contributions, is expected to finance the costs of benefits earned
by employees during the year, including an additional amount to finance any unfunded accrued
liability.
Based on the most recent PERS measurement date of June 30, 2023, the Employer’s contractually
required contribution to the pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2023 is $33,055.00, and
was payable by April 1, 2024. Due to the basis of accounting described in note 1, no liability has been
recorded in the financial statements for this amount. For the prior year measurement date of June 30,
2022, the Employer’s contractually required contribution to the pension plan for the year ended
December 31, 2022 was $29,916.00, which was paid on April 1, 2023.
Employee contributions to the Plan for the year ended December 31, 2023 were $13,614.02.
The amount of contractually required contribution for the State of New Jersey’s proportionate share,
associated with the Employer, under Chapter 133, P.L. 2001, for the year ended December 31, 2023
was 0.62% of the Employer’s covered payroll.
Based on the most recent PERS measurement date of June 30, 2023, the State’s contractually
required contribution, under Chapter 133, P.L. 2001, on-behalf of the Employer, to the pension plan
for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $1,117.00. For the prior year measurement date of June
30, 2022, the State’s contractually required contribution, under Chapter 133, P.L. 2001, on-behalf of
the Employer, to the pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $753.00.
Defined Contribution Retirement Program - The contribution policy is set by N.J.S.A. 43:15C-3 and
requires contributions by active members and contributing employers. In accordance with Chapter
92, P.L. 2007 and Chapter 103, P.L. 2007, Plan members are required to contribute 5.5% of their
annual covered salary. In addition to the employee contributions, the Employer contributes 3% of the
employees' base salary, for each pay period.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, employee contributions totaled $0.00, and the Employer’s
contributions were $0.00. There were no forfeitures during the year.
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Note 7: PENSION PLANS (CONT’D)
Pension Liabilities, Pension (Benefit) Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred
Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions
Public Employees’ Retirement System
Pension Liability - As of December 31, 2023, there is no net pension liability associated with the
special funding situation under Chapter 133, P.L. 2001, as there was no accumulated difference
between the annual additional normal cost and the actual State contribution through the valuation
date. The Employer’s proportionate share of the PERS net pension liability was $358,228.00. The
net pension liability was measured as of June 30, 2023 and the total pension liability used to calculate
the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of July 1, 2022. The total pension
liability was calculated through the use of updated procedures to roll forward from the actuarial
valuation date to the measurement date of June 30, 2023. The Employer’s proportion of the net
pension liability was based on a projection of the Employer’s long-term share of contributions to the
pension plan relative to the projected contributions of all participating employers, actuarially
determined. For the June 30, 2023 measurement date, the Employer’s proportion was .0024732006%
which was an increase of .0001008881% from its proportion measured as of June 30, 2022.
Pension (Benefit) Expense - For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Employer’s proportionate
share of the PERS pension (benefit) expense, calculated by the Plan as of the June 30, 2023
measurement date was $18,635.00. This (benefit) expense is not recognized by the Employer
because of the regulatory basis of accounting as described in note 1; however, as previously
mentioned, for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Employer’s contribution to PERS was
$29,916.00, and was paid on April 1, 2023.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the State’s proportionate share of the PERS pension (benefit)
expense, associated with the Employer, under Chapter 133, P.L. 2001, calculated by the Plan as of
the June 30, 2023 measurement date, was $1,117.00. This on-behalf (benefit) expense is not
recognized by the Employer because of the regulatory basis of accounting as described in note 1.
Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources - As of December 31, 2023, the
Employer had deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from
the following sources:
Deferred
Deferred
Outflows of
Inflows of
Resources
Resources
Differences between Expected
and Actual Experience
3,425.00
$
1,464.00
$
Changes of Assumptions
787.00
21,710.00
Net Difference between Projected
and Actual Earnings on Pension
Plan Investments
1,650.00
-
Changes in Proportion and Differences
between Contributions and
Proportionate Share of Contributions
107,349.00
45,729.00
Contributions Subsequent to
the Measurement Date
16,528.00
-
129,739.00
$
68,903.00
$
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Note 7: PENSION PLANS (CONT’D)
Pension Liabilities, Pension (Benefit) Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred
Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions (Cont’d)
Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources (Cont'd) - Deferred outflows of
resources in the amount of $16,528.00, will be included as a reduction of the net pension liability during
the year ended December 31, 2024. This amount was based on an estimated April 1, 2025 contractually
required contribution, prorated from the pension plan’s measurement date of June 30, 2023 to the
Employer’s year end of December 31, 2023.
The Employer will amortize the other deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources
related to pensions over the following number of years:
Deferred
Deferred
Outflows of
Inflows of
Resources
Resources
Differences between Expected
and Actual Experience
Year of Pension Plan Deferral:
June 30, 2018
-
5.63
June 30, 2019
5.21
-
June 30, 2020
5.16
-
June 30, 2021
-
5.13
June 30, 2022
-
5.04
June 30, 2023
5.08
-
Changes of Assumptions
Year of Pension Plan Deferral:
June 30, 2018
-
5.63
June 30, 2019
-
5.21
June 30, 2020
-
5.16
June 30, 2021
5.13
-
June 30, 2022
-
5.04
Difference between Projected
and Actual Earnings on Pension
Plan Investments
Year of Pension Plan Deferral:
June 30, 2019
5.00
-
June 30, 2020
5.00
-
June 30, 2021
5.00
-
June 30, 2022
5.00
-
June 30, 2023
5.00
-
Changes in Proportion
Year of Pension Plan Deferral:
June 30, 2018
5.63
5.63
June 30, 2019
5.21
5.21
June 30, 2020
5.16
5.16
June 30, 2021
5.13
5.13
June 30, 2022
5.04
5.04
June 30, 2023
5.08
5.08
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Note 7: PENSION PLANS (CONT’D)
Pension Liabilities, Pension (Benefit) Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred
Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions (Cont’d)
Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources (Cont’d) - Other amounts
included as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions will be
recognized in future periods as follows:
Actuarial Assumptions
The net pension liability was measured as of June 30, 2023, and the total pension liability used to calculate
the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of July 1, 2022. The total pension
liability was calculated through the use of updated procedures to roll forward from the actuarial valuation
date to the measurement date of June 30, 2023. This actuarial valuation used the following actuarial
assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement:
Year Ending
Dec 31,
2024
12,046.00
$
2025
(4,817.00)
2026
35,300.00
2027
1,469.00
2028
310.00
44,308.00
$
Inflation Rate:
Price
2.75%
Wage
3.25%
Salary Increases:
2.75% - 6.55%
Based on Years of Service
Investment Rate of Return
7.00%
Period of Actuarial Experience
Study upon which Actuarial
Assumptions were Based
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021
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Note 7: PENSION PLANS (CONT’D)
Actuarial Assumptions (Cont’d)
Public Employees’ Retirement System
Pre-retirement mortality rates were based on the Pub-2010 General Below-Median Income Employee
mortality table with an 82.2% adjustment for males and 101.4% adjustment for females, and with future
improvement from the base year of 2010 on a generational basis. Post-retirement mortality rates were
based on the Pub-2010 General Below-Median Income Healthy Retiree mortality table with a 91.4%
adjustment for males and 99.7% adjustment for females, and with future improvement from the base
year of 2010 on a generational basis. Disability retirement rates used to value disabled retirees were
based on the Pub-2010 Non-Safety Disabled Retiree mortality table with a 127.7% adjustment for
males and 117.2% adjustment for females, and with future improvement from the base year of 2010
on a generational basis. Mortality improvement is based on Scale MP-2021.
In accordance with State statute, the long-term expected rate of return on Plan investments (7.00% at
June 30, 2023) is determined by the State Treasurer, after consultation with the Directors of the
Division of Investments and Division of Pensions and Benefits, the board of trustees and the actuaries.
The long-term expected rate of return was determined using a building block method in which best-
estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of pension Plan
investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are
combined to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future real rates
of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. Best estimates
of arithmetic rates of return for each major asset class included in PERS’ target asset allocation as of
June 30, 2023 are summarized in the table that follows:
Long-Term
Target
Expected Real
Asset Class
Allocation
Rate of Return
U.S. Equity
28.00%
8.98%
Non-US Developed Markets Equity
12.75%
9.22%
International Small Cap Equity
1.25%
9.22%
Emerging Market Equity
5.50%
11.13%
Private Equity
13.00%
12.50%
Real Estate
8.00%
8.58%
Real Assets
3.00%
8.40%
High Yield
4.50%
6.97%
Private Credit
8.00%
9.20%
Investment Grade Credit
7.00%
5.19%
Cash Equivalents
2.00%
3.31%
U.S. Treasuries
4.00%
3.31%
Risk Mitigation Strategies
3.00%
6.21%
100.00%
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Note 7: PENSION PLANS (CONT’D)
Actuarial Assumptions (Cont’d)
Discount Rate -
Public Employees’ Retirement System - The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability
was 7.00% as of June 30, 2023. The projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rate
assumed that contributions from Plan members will be made at the current member contribution rates
and that contributions from employers and the nonemployer contributing entity would be based on
100% of the actuarially determined contributions for the State employer and 100% of actuarially
determined contributions for the local employers. Based on those assumptions, the Plan’s fiduciary
net position was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit payments of current plan
members. Therefore, the long-term expected rate of return on Plan investments was applied to all
projected benefit payments to determine the total pension liability.
Sensitivity of Proportionate Share of Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate
Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) - The following presents the Employer’s proportionate
share of the net pension liability as of the June 30, 2023 measurement date, calculated using a discount
rate of 7.00%, as well as what the Employer’s proportionate share of the net pension liability would be if it
were calculated using a discount rate that is 1% lower or 1% higher than the current rates used:
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
For purposes of measuring the net pension liability, deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows
of resources related to pensions, and pension (benefit) expense, information about the respective fiduciary
net position of the PERS and additions to/deductions from PERS’ respective fiduciary net position have
been determined on the same basis as they are reported by PERS. Accordingly, benefit payments
(including refunds of employee contributions) are recognized when due and payable in accordance with
the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.
1%
Current
1%
Decrease
Discount Rate
Increase
(6.00%)
(7.00%)
(8.00%)
Proportionate Share of the
Net Pension Liability
466,336.00
$
358,228.00
$
266,213.00
$
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Note 7: PENSION PLANS (CONT’D)
Supplementary Pension Information
In accordance with GASBS 68, the following information is also presented for the PERS pension plan.
These schedules are presented to illustrate the requirements to show information for 10 years.
Schedule of the Township’s Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability - Public Employees’
Retirement System (PERS) (Last Ten Plan Years)
Measurement Date Ended June 30,
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Proportion of the Net Pension Liability
0.0024732006%
0.0023723125%
0.0018416618%
0.0023466347%
0.0017922178%
Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability
358,228.00
$
358,015.00
$
218,172.00
$
382,675.00
$
322,930.00
$
Covered Payroll (Plan Measurement Period)
187,752.00
$
174,840.00
$
134,964.00
$
158,420.00
$
127,360.00
$
Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability
as a Percentage of Covered Payroll
190.80%
204.77%
161.65%
241.56%
253.56%
Plan Fiduciary Net Position as a Percentage of
the Total Pension Liability
65.23%
62.91%
70.33%
58.32%
56.27%
Measurement Date Ended June 30,
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Proportion of the Net Pension Liability
0.0012553825%
0.0023312995%
0.0022690594%
0.0022301141%
0.0031783670%
Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability
247,179.00
$
542,689.00
$
672,030.00
$
500,616.00
$
595,077.00
$
Covered Payroll (Plan Measurement Period)
88,160.00
$
161,508.00
$
156,100.00
$
149,236.00
$
189,604.00
$
Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability
as a Percentage of Covered Payroll
280.38%
336.01%
430.51%
335.45%
313.85%
Plan Fiduciary Net Position as a Percentage of
the Total Pension Liability
53.60%
48.10%
40.14%
47.93%
52.08%
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Notes to Financial Statements (Cont'd)
Note 7: PENSION PLANS (CONT’D)
Supplementary Pension Information (Cont’d)
Schedule of Contributions - Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) (Last Ten Years)
Year Ended December 31,
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Contractually Required Contribution
33,055.00
$
29,916.00
$
21,568.00
$
25,671.00
$
17,433.00
$
Contribution in Relation to the Contractually
Required Contribution
(33,055.00)
(29,916.00)
(21,568.00)
(25,671.00)
(17,433.00)
Contribution Deficiency (Excess)
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
Covered Payroll (Calendar Year)
181,520.00
$
187,752.00
$
174,839.00
$
152,716.00
$
158,331.00
$
Contributions as a Percentage of
Covered Payroll
18.21%
15.93%
12.34%
16.81%
11.01%
Year Ended December 31,
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Contractually Required Contribution
12,487.00
$
21,597.00
$
20,158.00
$
19,173.00
$
26,202.00
$
Contribution in Relation to the Contractually
Required Contribution
(12,487.00)
(21,597.00)
(20,158.00)
(19,173.00)
(26,202.00)
Contribution Deficiency (Excess)
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
Covered Payroll (Calendar Year)
143,155.00
$
119,528.00
$
163,191.00
$
156,100.00
$
150,246.00
$
Contributions as a Percentage of
Covered Payroll
8.72%
18.07%
12.35%
12.28%
17.44%
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Notes to Financial Statements (Cont'd)
Note 7: PENSION PLANS (CONT’D)
Supplementary Pension Information (Cont’d)
Other Notes to Supplementary Pension Information
Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS)
Changes in Benefit Terms
The Division of Pensions and Benefits adopted a new policy regarding the crediting of interest on member
contributions for the purpose of refund of accumulated deductions. Previously, after termination of
employment, but prior to retirement or death, interest was credited on member accumulated deductions
at the valuation interest rate for the entire period. Effective July 1, 2018, interest is only credited at the
valuation interest rate for the first two years of inactivity prior to retirement or death.
Changes in Assumptions
The discount rate and long-term expected rate of return used as of June 30 measurement date are as
follows:
Note 8: COMPENSATED ABSENCES
Full-time employees are entitled to receive vacation time of one to four weeks, based on length of service.
With the approval of Township Committee, up to five vacation days may be carried over to the subsequent
year. They will not accrue beyond that time.
Full time employees will also be entitled to 9 days of sick leave per calendar year. Any unused days may
be carried over from year to year; however the employee will not be compensated for any unused days
upon termination or retirement.
Note 9: CAPITAL DEBT
The following schedule represents the Township’s summary of debt for the current and two previous years:
Year
Rate
Year
Rate
Year
Rate
Year
Rate
2023
7.00%
2018
5.66%
2023
7.00%
2018
7.00%
2022
7.00%
2017
5.00%
2022
7.00%
2017
7.00%
2021
7.00%
2016
3.98%
2021
7.00%
2016
7.65%
2020
7.00%
2015
4.90%
2020
7.00%
2015
7.90%
2019
6.28%
2014
5.39%
2019
7.00%
2014
7.90%
Discount Rate
Long-term Expected Rate of Return
2024
2023
2022
Issued
General:
Bonds, Loans and Notes
-
$
-
$
-
$
Authorized but not Issued
General:
Bonds, Loans and Notes
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
Net Debt
50,000.00
$
50,000.00
$
50,000.00
$
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Notes to Financial Statements (Cont'd)
Note 9: CAPITAL DEBT (CONT’D)
Summary of Statutory Debt Condition - Annual Debt Statement
The summarized statement of debt condition which follows is prepared in accordance with the required
method of setting up the annual debt statement and indicated a statutory net debt of 0.026%.
Net debt $50,000.00 divided by the equalized valuation basis per N.J.S.A.40A:2-2, as amended,
$193,543,087.67, equals 0.026%.
Note 10: SCHOOL TAXES
Local School tax has been raised and the liability deferred by statutes, resulting in the school tax payable
set forth in the current fund liabilities as follows:
Note 11: RISK MANAGEMENT
The Township is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, and destruction of
assets; errors and omissions; injuries to employees; and natural disasters.
Property and Liability Insurance - The Township maintains Joint Insurance Fund (JIF) insurance
coverage for property, liability, vehicle, and surety bonds, etc.
New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Insurance - The Township has elected to fund its New
Jersey Unemployment Compensation Insurance under the "Benefit Reimbursement Method". Under this
plan, the Township is required to reimburse the New Jersey Unemployment Trust Fund for benefits paid
to its former employees and charged to its account with the State. The Township is billed quarterly for
amounts due to the State.
Gross Debt
Deductions
Net Debt
School Purposes
285,000.00
$
285,000.00
$
General
50,000.00
50,000.00
$
335,000.00
$
285,000.00
$
50,000.00
$
Borrowing Power Under N.J.S.A. 40A:2-6 as Amended
3 1/2% of Equalized Valuation Basis (Municipal)
6,774,008.07
$
Less: Net Debt
50,000.00
Remaining Borrowing Power
6,724,008.07
$
Balance December 31,
2024
2023
Balance of Tax
1,328,248.00
$
1,302,378.00
$
Deferred
400,000.00
400,000.00
928,248.00
$
902,378.00
$
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Notes to Financial Statements (Cont'd)
Note 11: RISK MANAGEMENT (CONT’D)
New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Insurance (Cont’d) - The following is a summary of the
activity and ending balance of the Township's trust fund for the current and previous two years:
Joint Insurance Pool - The Township is a member of the Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland Counties
Municipal Insurance Joint Insurance Fund. The Fund provides its members with the following coverage:
Workers' Compensation including Employer's Liability
General Liability other than Motor Vehicles
Automobile Liability
Blanket Crime including Public Employee Dishonesty
Property Including Boiler and Machinery
Public Officials and Employment Practices Liability
Cyber Liability
Contributions to the Fund, including a reserve for contingencies, are based on actuarial assumptions
determined by the Fund's actuary. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance may order additional
assessments to supplement the Fund's claim, loss retention, or administrative accounts to assure the
payment of the Fund's obligations.
Coverage in excess of the Fund’s self-insured retention limits is provided through the Fund’s membership
in the Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund.
For more information regarding claims, coverages and deductibles, the Fund publishes its own financial
report which can be obtained from:
Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland Counties Municipal Joint Insurance Fund
P.O. Box 490
Marlton, New Jersey 08053
Note 12: OPEN SPACE, RECREATION AND FARMLAND PRESERVATION TRUST
On November 7, 2006 pursuant to P.L. 1997, c. 24 (N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.1 et seq.), the voters of the
Township authorized the establishment of the Township of Mannington Open Space, Recreation and
Farmland Preservation Trust Fund effective January 1, 2007, for the purpose of raising revenue for the
acquisition of lands and interests in lands for the conservation of farmland and open space. Overall, as a
result of the referendum, the Township levies a tax not to exceed two cents per one hundred dollars of
equalized valuation. Amounts raised by taxation are assessed, levied and collected in the same manner
and at the same time as other taxes. Future increases in the tax rate or to extend the authorization must
be authorized by referendum. All revenue received is accounted for in a Trust Fund dedicated by rider
(N.J.S.A. 40A:4-39) for the purposed stated. Interest earned on the investment of these funds is credited
to the Township of Mannington Open Space, Recreation and Farmland Preservation Trust Funds.
Township
Employee
Interest
Amount
Ending
Year
Contributions
Contributions
Earnings
Reimbursed
Balance
2024
-
$
1,036.05
$
119.03
$
171.94
$
14,091.11
$
2023
-
657.23
107.62
72.70
13,107.97
2022
-
862.64
11.94
76.68
12,415.82
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Notes to Financial Statements (Cont'd)
Note 13: CONTINGENCIES
Grantor Agencies - Amounts received or receivable from grantor agencies could be subject to audit and
adjustment by grantor agencies. Any disallowed claims, including amounts already collected, may
constitute a liability of the applicable funds. The amount, if any, of expenditures which may be disallowed
by the grantor cannot be determined at this time, although the Township expects such amount, if any, to
be immaterial.
Tax Appeals - As of December 31, 2024, several tax appeals were on file against the Township. Based
upon information provided by the tax assessor, if such appeals are not settled in favor of the Township,
the estimated impact of the tax refunds could be significant.
Litigation - The Township is a defendant in several legal proceedings that are in various stages of
litigation. It is believed that the outcome, or exposure to the Township, from such litigation is either
unknown or potential losses, if any, would not be material to the financial statements.
Note 14: CONCENTRATIONS
The Township depends on financial resources flowing from, or associated with, both the federal
government and the State of New Jersey. As a result of this dependency, the Township is subject to
changes in specific flows of intergovernmental revenues based on modifications to federal and State laws
and federal and State appropriations.
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SUPPLEMENTAL EXHIBITS
CURRENT FUND
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Exhibit SA-1
Balance December 31, 2023
2,234,883.07
$
-
$
Increased by Receipts:
From Tax Collector
6,303,331.05
$
Taxes Receivable
5,931,758.84
$
Tax Title Liens
91,512.95
Prepaid Taxes
161,284.72
Senior Citizens' and Veterans' Deductions
14,075.24
Miscellaneous Revenue Anticipated
321,569.05
118,774.54
Miscellaneous Revenue Not Anticipated
136,171.15
Reserve for Site Safety & Stabilization Guarantee
13,438.38
Due Federal & State Grant Fund - Grants Receivable
317,355.50
7,105,940.37
6,303,331.05
9,340,823.44
6,303,331.05
Decreased by Disbursements:
To Chief Financial Officer
6,303,331.05
Appropriations
938,949.17
Appropriation Reserves
41,326.05
County Taxes Payable
2,229,453.78
Local School Taxes Payable
3,294,758.00
Local Open Space Taxes Payable
34,934.12
Due Federal & State Grant Fund
157,550.72
Due to County - PILOT
6,317.84
Reserve for Master Plan
29,489.33
6,732,779.01
6,303,331.05
Balance December 31, 2024
2,608,044.43
$
-
$
Chief Financial Officer
Regular Fund
Tax Collector
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
CURRENT FUND
Statement of Current Cash
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
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Exhibit SA-2
Due from
Adjustments
Balance
2024
Added / Omitted
State of
Overpayments
and
Transferred
Balance
Dec. 31, 2023
Levy
Taxes
2023
2024
New Jersey
Applied
Canceled
to Liens
Dec. 31, 2024
251,413.04
$
251,598.46
$
(500.00)
$
312.08
$
2.50
$
6,073,731.65
$
2,424.76
$
122,856.04
$
5,680,160.38
15,250.00
188.05
$
1,263.58
$
53,267.97
203,170.39
251,413.04
$
6,073,731.65
$
2,424.76
$
122,856.04
$
5,931,758.84
$
14,750.00
$
188.05
$
1,263.58
$
53,580.05
$
203,172.89
$
Analysis of Property Tax Levy
Tax Yield:
General Purpose
6,073,731.65
$
Added / Omitted Taxes
2,424.76
6,076,156.41
$
Tax Levy:
Local School Tax
3,320,628.00
$
Municipal Open Space Tax
34,934.12
County Taxes:
County Tax
2,190,587.63
$
County Open Space Tax
38,866.13
Due County for Added and Omitted Taxes
891.36
2,230,345.12
Local Tax for Municipal Purposes
487,236.88
Rounding
1,478.89
Add: Added / Omitted Taxes
1,533.40
490,249.17
6,076,156.41
$
2024
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
CURRENT FUND
Statement of Taxes Receivable and Analysis of Property Tax Levy
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Collected
prior
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Exhibit SA-3
Balance December 31, 2023
620,015.41
$
Increased by:
Interest and Costs / Adjustments
20.20
$
Transfers from Taxes Receivable
53,580.05
53,600.25
673,615.66
Decreased by:
Collections
91,512.95
Balance December 31, 2024
582,102.71
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
CURRENT FUND
Statement of Tax Title Liens
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
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Exhibit SA-4
Balance December 31, 2023
133.66
$
Increased by:
Cash Received
14,075.24
$
Prior Year Senior Citizens' and Veterans' Deductions
Disallowed by Tax Collector
500.00
14,575.24
14,708.90
Decreased by:
Levy -- Deductions per Tax Billing
14,250.00
$
Senior Citizens' and Veterans' Deductions
Granted by Tax Collector
1,000.00
15,250.00
Senior Citizens' and Veteran's Deductions
Disallowed by Tax Collector
-
15,250.00
Balance December 31, 2024
541.10
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
CURRENT FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Senior Citizens' and Veterans' Deductions
Statement of Due State of New Jersey
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Exhibit SA-5
Balance
Balance
Dec. 31, 2023
Accrued
Collected
Applied
Dec. 31, 2024
Miscellaneous Revenues
Fines and Costs - Municipal Court
9,293.96
$
9,293.96
$
Interest and Costs on Taxes
118,774.54
118,774.54
Interest on Investments and Deposits
36,305.23
36,305.23
Energy Receipts Tax (P.L. 1997, Chapters 162 & 167)
275,969.86
275,969.86
Public and Private Revenues Offsets
173,809.53
173,809.53
$
Reserve for Municipal Relief Fund Aid
28,445.97
28,445.97
-
$
642,599.09
$
440,343.59
$
202,255.50
$
-
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
CURRENT FUND
Statement of Revenue Accounts Receivable
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
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Statement of Appropriation Reserves
Balance
After
Paid or
Lapsed to
Encumbered
Reserved
Modification
Charged
Fund Balance
OPERATIONS -- WITHIN "CAPS"
General Government
Governing Body
Other Expenses
5.34
$
5.34
$
5.34
$
Municipal Clerk
Salaries and Wages
2,128.08
2,128.08
1,691.25
$
436.83
Other Expenses
357.05
$
5,826.26
6,183.31
343.05
5,840.26
Financial Administration (Treasury)
Other Expenses
1,309.23
1,367.81
2,677.04
1,247.23
1,429.81
Audit Services
Computerized Data Processing
6,590.12
6,590.12
3.59
6,586.53
Revenue Administration (Tax Collection)
Salaries and Wages
1,811.20
1,811.20
1,811.20
Other Expenses
46.88
3,092.69
3,139.57
18.75
3,120.82
Tax Assessment Administration (Tax Assessor)
Salaries and Wages
726.02
726.02
726.02
Other Expenses
1,193.97
10,279.87
11,473.84
1,193.97
10,279.87
Legal Services (Legal Dept.)
Other Expenses
1,375.00
9,214.05
10,589.05
5,286.58
5,302.47
Lawsuit Defense
13,800.34
13,800.34
13,800.34
Liquidation of Tax Title Liens
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Engineering Services
Other Expenses
3,527.34
3,527.34
3,527.34
Stormwater
17,500.00
17,500.00
17,500.00
Land Use Administration
Planning Board
Other Expenses
14.00
1,096.13
1,110.13
92.50
1,017.63
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Other Expenses
300.00
300.00
300.00
Insurance
Liability Insurance
783.47
783.47
783.47
Workers Compensation Insurance
712.53
712.53
712.53
Employee Group Insurance
4,893.39
4,893.39
4,893.39
Unemployment Compensation
148.42
148.42
148.42
Public Safety
Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
Other Expenses
790.00
790.00
790.00
Public Works
Streets and Road Maintenance
Salaries and Wages
7,251.07
7,251.07
3,704.00
3,547.07
Other Expenses
1,377.25
10,173.58
11,550.83
1,672.25
9,878.58
Solid Waste Collection - Other Expenses
2,769.22
6,209.12
8,978.34
2,769.22
6,209.12
Buildings and Grounds
Salaries and Wages
100.00
100.00
100.00
Other Expenses
2,473.73
1,432.16
3,905.89
2,473.73
1,432.16
Storm Recovery
Salaries and Wages
4,696.40
4,696.40
4,696.40
Other Expenses
2.86
2.86
2.86
(Continued)
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
CURRENT FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Balance December 31, 2023
Exhibit SA-6
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Statement of Appropriation Reserves
Balance
After
Paid or
Lapsed to
Encumbered
Reserved
Modification
Charged
Fund Balance
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
CURRENT FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Balance December 31, 2023
Exhibit SA-6
Health and Human Services
Public Health Services (Board of Health)
Other Expenses
725.00
$
441.87
$
1,166.87
$
725.00
$
441.87
$
Environmental Health Services
Salaries and Wages
300.00
300.00
300.00
Other Expenses
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Animal Control Services
Other Expenses
300.00
4,541.00
4,841.00
300.00
4,541.00
Recreation
Recreation Services and Programs
Other Expenses
1,250.00
1,250.00
1,250.00
Municipal Court
Court Liaison
Salaries and Wages
10.00
10.00
10.00
Code Enforcement
Housing Officer
Other Expenses
500.00
500.00
500.00
Unclassified
Electricity
606.05
4,867.20
5,473.25
606.05
4,867.20
Street Lighting
2,938.78
1,401.34
4,340.12
2,938.78
1,401.34
Telephone
758.32
155.82
914.14
758.32
155.82
Fuel Oil
276.58
6,351.22
6,627.80
276.58
6,351.22
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel
7,283.07
7,283.07
7,283.07
Statutory Expenditures
Social Security System (O.A.S.I.)
1,886.25
1,886.25
1,886.25
Defined Contribution Retirement Program
411.52
411.52
411.52
OPERATIONS -- EXCLUDED FROM "CAPS"
Recycling Tax Appropriation
123.18
31.47
154.65
123.18
31.47
Shared Service Agreements
Municipal Court
10,413.38
4,533.41
14,946.79
10,402.76
4,544.03
31,756.88
$
146,723.16
$
178,480.04
$
41,326.05
$
137,153.99
$
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Exhibit SA-7
Statement of Prepaid Taxes
Balance December 31, 2023
122,856.04
$
Increased by:
Collections
161,284.72
284,140.76
Decreased by:
Applied to Taxes Receivable
122,856.04
Balance December 31, 2024
161,284.72
$
Exhibit SA-8
Increased by:
County General Share of Levy
2,190,587.63
$
County Open Space Preservation Share of Levy
38,866.13
Added / Omitted Taxes
891.36
2,230,345.12
$
Decreased by:
Disbursements
2,229,453.78
Balance December 31, 2024
891.34
$
CURRENT FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
CURRENT FUND
Statement of Due County Taxes
-50-
16700
Exhibit SA-9
Balance December 31, 2023
School Tax Payable
902,378.00
$
School Tax Deferred
400,000.00
1,302,378.00
$
Increased by:
Levy - School Year July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025
3,320,628.00
4,623,006.00
Decreased by:
Disbursements
3,294,758.00
Balance December 31, 2024
School Tax Payable
928,248.00
School Tax Deferred
400,000.00
1,328,248.00
$
Exhibit SA-10
Balance December 31, 2023
83,361.58
$
Increased by:
Matching Funds
480.17
$
Collected by Current Fund:
Grants Receivable
317,355.50
317,835.67
401,197.25
Decreased by:
Disbursed by Current Fund
157,550.72
Balance December 31, 2024
243,646.53
$
Statement of Due from Current Fund
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
CURRENT FUND
Statement of Local School District Tax Payable
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT FUND
-51-
16700
Exhibit SA-11
Balance
Revenue
From
Received by
Balance
Program
Dec. 31, 2023
Anticipated
Unappropriated
Current Fund
Dec. 31, 2024
State Grants:
Clean Communities
11,847.11
$
11,847.11
$
Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Fund
367.75
367.75
NJ DOT
61,523.25
$
56,335.62
5,187.63
$
NJ DOT 2022
82,004.00
63,745.36
18,258.64
NJ DOT 2023
59,308.31
59,308.31
NJDOT Local Transport Project Fund
335,000.00
178,664.03
156,335.97
NJ Transportation Trust Fund Award
105,174.00
105,174.00
Municipal Alliance
13,917.35
1,920.67
1,895.63
13,942.39
Stormwater Assistance Grant
50,000.00
50,000.00
$
Total State Grants
216,752.91
504,309.53
50,000.00
312,855.50
358,206.94
Local Grants:
JIF Safety Incentive Grant
4,625.63
2,250.00
2,250.00
4,625.63
JIF Optional Safety Grant
750.00
750.00
JIF Wellness Program
500.00
500.00
JIF EPL/Cyber Risk Management
1,000.00
1,000.00
Total Local Grants
4,625.63
4,500.00
-
4,500.00
4,625.63
221,378.54
$
508,809.53
$
50,000.00
$
317,355.50
$
362,832.57
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT FUND
Statement of Grants Receivable
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
-52-
16700
Exhibit SA-12
Transferred
Appropriated
from
Appropriated
Balance
Budget
Cash
Balance
Program
Dec. 31, 2023
Appropriation
Disbursements
Dec. 31, 2024
Federal Grants:
American Recovery Funds
10,349.50
$
10,349.50
$
Total Federal Grants
10,349.50
-
10,349.50
-
State Grants:
Clean Communities
12,857.32
11,847.11
$
10,694.83
14,009.60
$
Stormwater Grant
1,467.00
1,467.00
Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Fund
12,989.09
367.75
1,050.00
12,306.84
State Police SLA HEOP
3,131.00
3,131.00
NJ DOT
12,934.18
12,934.18
NJ DOT 2022
26,950.59
26,950.59
NJ DOT 2023
135,610.00
119,702.94
15,907.06
NJ Transportation Trust Fund Award
105,174.00
105,174.00
NJDOT Local Transport Project Fund
335,000.00
97.00
334,903.00
Municipal Alliance
15,925.05
2,400.84
670.86
17,655.03
Stormwater Assistance Grant
16,280.41
50,000.00
8,982.09
57,298.32
Total State Grants
238,144.64
504,789.70
141,197.72
601,736.62
Local Grants:
JIF Safety Incentive Grant
6,045.98
2,250.00
3,753.50
4,542.48
JIF Optional Safety Grant
750.00
750.00
JIF Wellness Program
500.00
500.00
JIF EPL/Cyber Risk Management
1,000.00
1,000.00
Farmland Preservation
200.00
200.00
Total Local Grants
6,245.98
4,500.00
6,003.50
4,742.48
254,740.12
$
509,289.70
$
157,550.72
$
606,479.10
$
Revenue
508,809.53
$
Matching Funds
480.17
509,289.70
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT FUND
Statement of Reserve for Grants -- Appropriated
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
-53-
16700
Exhibit SA-13
Balance
Cash
Realized as
Balance
Program
Dec. 31, 2023
Receipts
Revenue
Dec. 31, 2024
State Grants:
Stormwater Assistance Grant
50,000.00
$
-
$
50,000.00
$
-
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT FUND
Statement of Reserve for Grants -- Unappropriated
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
-54-
SUPPLEMENTAL EXHIBITS
TRUST FUND
-55-
16700
Exhibit SB-1
Balance December 31, 2023
914.93
$
146,306.41
$
205,060.15
$
Increased by Receipts:
Dog License Fees Collected
3,013.00
$
Reserve for:
Municipal Open Space
35,950.21
$
Escrow Deposits/Performance Bonds
10,817.65
$
Unemployment
1,155.08
Tax Title Lien Redemptions
121,437.05
Tax Title Lien Premiums
3,800.00
Storm Recovery
4,710.96
Payroll Withholdings
379,140.17
3,013.00
35,950.21
521,060.91
3,927.93
182,256.62
726,121.06
Decreased by Disbursements:
Due State Department of Health
282.60
Expenditures Under R.S. 4:19-15.11
2,490.00
Reserve for:
Escrow Deposits/Performance Bonds
15,557.00
Unemployment
171.94
Tax Title Lien Redemptions
120,833.07
Tax Title Lien Premiums
1,200.00
Storm Recovery
3,692.25
Payroll Withholdings
379,156.62
2,772.60
-
520,610.88
Balance December 31, 2024
1,155.33
$
182,256.62
$
205,510.18
$
Animal Control
Other
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
TRUST FUNDS
Statement of Trust Cash
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Municipal Open Space
-56-
16700
Exhibit SB-2
Balance December 31, 2023
914.93
$
Increased by:
Dog License Fees Collected
3,013.00
3,927.93
Decreased by:
Due to State of New Jersey Board of Health
282.60
$
Expenditures Under R.S.4:19- 15.11
2,490.00
2,772.60
Balance December 31, 2024
1,155.33
$
License Fees Collected
Year
Amount
2023
3,394.00
$
2022
3,659.00
7,053.00
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
TRUST -- ANIMAL CONTROL FUND
Statement of Reserve for Animal Control Fund Expenditures
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
-57-
16700
Exhibit SB-3
Increased by:
Transferred from Reserve for Dog Fund Expenditures
282.60
$
Decreased by:
Disbursements
282.60
$
Exhibit SB-4
Balance December 31, 2023
146,306.41
$
Increased by:
Budget Appropriation
1,000.00
$
Tax Levy
34,934.12
Interest Earnings
16.09
35,950.21
Balance December 31, 2024
182,256.62
$
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
TRUST -- ANIMAL CONTROL FUND
Statement of Due to State of New Jersey
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
TRUST -- MUNICIPAL OPEN SPACE FUND
Statement of Reserve for Future Use
-58-
16700
Exhibit SB-5
Increased by
Decreased by
Balance
Balance
Dec. 31, 2023
Receipts
Disbursements
Dec. 31, 2024
Reserve for:
Escrow Deposits/Performance Bonds
63,852.42
$
10,817.65
$
15,557.00
$
59,113.07
$
Unemployment
13,107.97
1,155.08
171.94
14,091.11
Fire Safety Penalty
150.00
150.00
Tax Title Lien Redemptions
2,708.32
121,437.05
120,833.07
3,312.30
Tax Title Lien Premiums
3,800.00
1,200.00
2,600.00
Storm Recovery
113,594.15
4,710.96
3,692.25
114,612.86
Veteran's Park
649.41
649.41
Payroll Withholdings
6,181.60
379,140.17
379,156.62
6,165.15
200,243.87
$
521,060.91
$
520,610.88
$
200,693.90
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
TRUST -- OTHER FUNDS
Statement of Changes in Reserves
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
-59-
SUPPLEMENTAL EXHIBITS
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
-60-
16700
Exhibit SC-1
Balance December 31, 2023
233,833.03
$
Increased by Receipts:
Capital Improvement Fund
4,590.00
238,423.03
Decreased by Disbursements:
Improvement Authorizations
2,010.00
Balance December 31, 2024
236,413.03
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
Statement of General Capital Cash
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
-61-
16700
Exhibit SC-2
Balance
Balance
(Deficit)
(Deficit)
Dec. 31, 2023
Receipts
Disbursements
To
From
Dec. 31, 2024
Capital Improvement Fund
154,050.00
$
4,590.00
$
158,640.00
$
Due to Current Fund
(1,059.18)
(1,059.18)
Reserve for:
Demolition of Property
10,666.00
10,666.00
Purchase of Computer Equipment
198.75
198.75
Improvement Authorizations:
Ordinance
Number
13-05
10,000.00
10,000.00
05-08
50,000.00
50,000.00
06-12
106.87
106.87
03-15
4,043.50
4,043.50
05-18
3,817.09
3,817.09
23-04
2,010.00
2,010.00
$
233,833.03
$
4,590.00
$
2,010.00
$
-
$
-
$
236,413.03
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
Analysis of General Capital Cash
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Transfers
-62-
16700
Exhibit SC-3
Financed by
Increased by
Decreased by
Bond
Unexpended
Ordinance
Balance
Budget
Balance
Anticipation
Improvement
Number
Improvement Description
Dec. 31, 2023
Authorizations
Appropriations
Dec. 31, 2024
Expenditures
Notes
Authorization
05-08
Acquisition of Farmland Preservation Easement
50,000.00
$
-
$
-
$
50,000.00
$
-
$
-
$
50,000.00
$
Analysis of Balance
Dec. 31, 2024
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
Statement of Deferred Charges to Future Taxation -- Unfunded
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
-63-
16700
Exhibit SC-4
Balance
Increased by
Decreased by
Balance
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2024
Improvement Description
Number
Amount
Funded
Unfunded
Authorizations
Disbursed
Funded
Unfunded
Farmland Preservation Program
13-05
10,000.00
$
10,000.00
$
10,000.00
$
Acquisition of Farmland Preservation Easement
05-08
500,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
$
50,000.00
50,000.00
$
Road Maintenance and Repair Program
06-12
106,000.00
106.87
106.87
2015 Road Program
03-15
50,000.00
4,043.50
4,043.50
Resurfacing of Municipal Roads
05-18
280,450.00
3,817.09
3,817.09
Resurfacing of Mannington-Yorktown Road
23-04
40,200.00
2,010.00
2,010.00
$
69,977.46
$
50,000.00
$
-
$
2,010.00
$
67,967.46
$
50,000.00
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
Statement of Improvement Authorizations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Ordinance
-64-
16700
Exhibit SC-5
Balance December 31, 2023
154,050.00
$
Increased by:
Budget Appropriation - Current Fund
4,590.00
Balance December 31, 2024
158,640.00
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
Statement of Capital Improvement Fund
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
-65-
16700
Exhibit SC-6
Balance
Dec. 31, 2023
Ordinance
and
Number
Improvement Description
Dec. 31, 2024
05-08
Acquisition of Farmland Preservation Easement
50,000.00
$
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
Schedule of Bonds and Notes Authorized But Not Issued
As of December 31, 2024
-66-
PART 2
SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024
-67-
16700
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Schedule of Findings and Recommendations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Schedule of Financial Statement Findings
This section identifies the significant deficiencies, material weaknesses, fraud, noncompliance with provisions of laws,
regulations, contracts, and grant agreements related to financial statements for which Government Auditing Standards
and audit requirements as prescribed by the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs,
State of New Jersey, requires.
None
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16700
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Summary Schedule of Prior Year Audit Findings and
Recommendations as Prepared by Management
This section identifies the status of prior year findings related to the financial statements that are required to be reported in
accordance with Government Auditing Standards.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS
None
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16700
TOWNSHIP OF MANNINGTON
Officials in Office and Surety Bonds
The following officials were in office during the period under audit:
Name
Title
Donald C. Asay
Mayor
Kenneth H. Dunham, Jr.
Committeeperson
Richard A. Eber, Jr.
Committeeperson
Esther A. Mitchell (1/1/24 – 5/31/24)
Amber Ayars (6/1/24 – 12/31/24)
Township Clerk / Administrator, Registrar of Vital Statistics
Acting Township Clerk / Administrator, Registrar of Vital Statistics
Patti L. Davis
Deputy Township Clerk
Diane Elwell
Chief Financial Officer
Suzanne Pierce
Tax Collector
Donna Harris (1/1/24 – 3/31/24)
Roy Duffield (4/4/24 – 12/31/24)
Tax Assessor
Tax Assessor
William L. Horner
Solicitor
Fralinger Engineering
Engineer
All employees are covered under a Blanket Surety Bond from the Joint Insurance Fund in the amount of
$1,000,000.
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16700
APPRECIATION
I express my appreciation for the assistance and courtesies rendered by the Township officials during the course
of the audit.
Respectfully submitted,
BOWMAN & COMPANY LLP
Certified Public Accountants
& Consultants
Fred S. Caltabiano
Certified Public Accountant
Registered Municipal Accountant
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