Weatherly Borough’s proposed 2025 budget is available for public inspection through Dec. 30, when borough council will act on the $7.16 million spending plan which calls for increases in borough utility rates.

The budget lists overall revenues and expenditures in four funds: general, electric, water and sewer.

The general fund has balanced estimated revenues and expenditures of $2,381,786.

The electric fund has estimated revenues of $3,582,810 with a transfer of $25,000 from another fund to balance with expenditures of $3,607,810.

The water fund has estimated revenues of $502,913 and a transfer from other fund of $15,000 to balance with expenditures of $517,913.

The sewer fund has estimated revenues of $640,901 and a transfer of $15,000 to balance with expenditures at $655,901.

The state Liquid Fuels fund, which is listed separate from the overall budget, lists estimated revenues of $76,786 with a transfer of $14,701 to balance with expenditures of $91,487.

A breakdown of allocations or expenses in the general fund are listed as follows: zoning and planning, $25,754; health services, $3,161; garbage, $319,980; park, $199,531; streets department, $355,585; miscellaneous, $67,340; 400 Carbon St., $11,500; and magistrate building, $4,000.

Additional general fund allocations or expenses include: administration, $431,825; tax collection, $32,500; borough building, $48,207; police department, $768,371, and fire department, $114,032.

For the electric department, allocations are listed as personnel services, $334,980.10; other services, $2,160,299; repair and maintenance, $197,686; capital improvements, $39,845; and total transfers, $875,000.

For the water department, allocations are listed as personnel services, $54,421; other services, $154,400; repair and maintenance, $189,586; equipment, $33,651; loan payments, $16,854, and total transfers, $69,000.

For the sewer department, allocations are total personnel, $253,432; other services, $212,389; repair and maintenance, $130,080, and total transfers, $60,000.

Borough council approved increases in water, sewer and electricity as part of the tentative 2025 budget.

Borough Manager Harold Pudliner explained earlier this month that the PJM Interconnection raised wholesale electricity rates in 13 states, and the borough’s electricity rate is going up as a result.

The electricity rate is going up 15%, and water will rise 25% based on the electricity rate hike and state environmental requirements for the borough system, he said.

The sewer rate is also increasing to $40 a month, an increase of $5. The new rate also reflects the higher electricity rate and complying with state mandate in the coming the year, Pudliner said.

Borough council did not discuss the borough’s tax rate when approving the tentative budget. The tax rate increased 4 mills with the adoption of last year’s budget.