Franklin Township supervisors on Tuesday night adopted the 2014 budgets with no tax increase or increase in garbage collection fees.

Adopted were budgets for the general fund, sewer operations fund, recreation fund, fire hydrant fund, road equipment fund, capital project fund, garbage collection fund, capital reserve fund, police vehicle and equipment fund, capital reserve building fund and capital reserve employee benefits fund.The tax rate for general purposes will remain at 6.3 mills or 63 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation. A home valued at $80,000 will continue to pay $504 in real estate taxes to the township.Annual garbage collection costs will continue to be $225 per household and $160 for seniors or seasonals. If paid by Feb. 28, 2014 residents will see discounts of $215 for regular customers and $150 for seniors and seasonals.Taxpayers have not seen a tax increase since the 2010 budget.In 2014 the township anticipates $4,249,474 in revenues with $1,182,947 anticipated from taxes. Other income will come from such sources as fines, $38,000; intergovernmental revenue, $246,486; charges for services, $896,487; other financing sources, $62,000; and $1,818,200 in assets.Expenditures include, general government, $219,220; police, $727,584; health and welfare, $534; sanitation, $694,434; roads, $563,584; recreation, $36,502; debt services, $140,891; miscellaneous expenses, $58,011; other financing uses, $55,000; and assets, $1,798,714.In other business, the township secretary, Brenda Neeb, there will be changes in garbage collection dates due to the Christmas and New Year's holiday. Solid waste will be changed to Tuesday, Dec. 24; and Tuesday, Dec. 31.Christmas trees can be disposed of at Phifer Ice Dam Park using the Penn Street entrance beginning Thursday, Dec. 26.The board adopted an agreement with H.A. Berkheimer Inc. for administration of Franklin Township Local Services Taxes. The agreement will be for two years. The board also adopted a resolution appointing Berkheimer to collect the Local Services Tax until Dec. 31, 2016.Berkheimer was also appointed the tax hearing officer for the township, plus the supervisors adopted another resolution that appoints Neeb and Christine Green as liaisons officers to share personal tax information with Berkheimer.Supervisors also voted to terminate a road crew employee who has failed to provide supervisors with updated documentation as to his status or ability to return to work by the deadline date of Dec. 9.