Lansford has a proposed 2014 budget.

Last year council had failed to approve a final budget before the Dec. 31 deadline. Council's assistant secretary Jill Seigendall said council plans to adopt the final budget on Dec. 30 to meet the deadline.Lansford Council anticipates revenue of $1,487,958, with the majority of the funding ($1,203,158) coming from tax revenue. Other income include, $21,000 licenses and permits; fines and forfeits, $26,000; interest, $1,250; intergovernmental revenue, $71,500; charges for services (permits), $41,250; miscellaneous, $700; and other sources, $123,100. This amount is approximately $13,512 more income than anticipated in 2013.The property tax rate will remain at 32.91 mills.That means the owner of a home assessed at $25,000 would pay $822.75 in real estate tax this year, down from $836.75 in 2012.The proposal breaks down to 26.32 mills for general purposes; 1.4 mills for debt; 0.61 mills for parks and recreation; 1.20 mills for fire protection; 2.78 mills for lighting; 0.1 mill for the Panther Valley Public Library; and 0.50 mill for the pension fund.Council anticipates spending $192,200 for general government, $16,400 for buildings, which includes cleaning supplies, telephone, $3,500; water and sewage, $600; electric, $2,000; and contract services, $1,000.Costs for the police department are listed at $479,410, which includes $62,000 for the police chief salary, $52,000 for the sergeant salary, $153,000 for a patrolmen's salary, and $60,000 for part-time salaries. Other costs are for police pension fund, office equipment and $11,000 for a police vehicle.Under the fire category, council has set aside $18,000 for the Firemen's Relief Disbursement and $500 contribution to the fire company.A total of $4,400 is listed for Ambulance Work Compensation.The code enforcement costs are listed at $15,600, which includes no listed salary costs, but does list $500 for supplies, $100 for postage, $15,000 for code enforcement professional services.Council anticipates spending $22,750 on zoning costs, which includes $20,000 for contracted services, $500 for a stenographer, $2,000 to pay a zoning hearing board solicitor, and $250 for advertising.Council will pay $29,608 for other public safety, which includes $9,000 for 911 services, $608 for K-9 Patrol, and $20,000 for a crossing guard salary.Also budgeted was $850 for the Board of Health salary.Under public works category, $83,500 is budgeted for borough salaries, $20,000 for part-time salaries, and $15,000 for vehicle fuel and supplies at $5,000. Equipment repairs is estimated at $1,000, tools and equipment, $4,000; uniform allowance, $700; drug program, $300; telephone, $1,200; water and sewage garage, $500; garage electric, $2,000; training, $200; garage heat, $8,000; and street vehicle, $15,000; signs, $1,000; highway maintenance and supplies, $300; and equipment rental, $1,000. Total costs for public works is $158,700.Costs for the municipal administrative office is $17,900, which includes water/sewer, $600; electric, $1,900; heat, $12,000; and library, $3,400.Debt services will cost $103,000 and insurances will cost $397,800.There will be a transfer of $3,000 from the general fund to the sewer fund.Council also anticipates spending $2,400 for payroll processing fees.