FinanceDepartment

Mission Statement

Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Phone: (609) 737-0630 Fax: (609) 737-1022

STAFF

Elaine Cruickshank-Borges, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer 

Deborah L. Smith, Assistant Finance Officer/Treasurer 

Julie Lelie, Finance Office Assistant

Auditors:

Inverso & Stewart

Marlton, NJ


The staff of the Finance Office is responsible for the preparation and oversight of the municipal budget, bi-weekly bill list, payroll and investing functions of the township. Click here for the 2007 Budget ODF document

Interesting Financial Facts

Hopewell Township has been awarded a credit rating of Aa2 by Moody’s Investors’ Services

The 2007 Municipal Budget was adopted at $18,981,642.16 or .25 cents per $100 of assessed valuation – a 1 cent increase from 2006

Hopewell Township ended 2006 with a surplus balance of $6,486,295.51 an increase of $737,357.82 over 2005.

As of December 31, 2006 Hopewell Township had $34,394,827 in outstanding debt representing 0.77% of their 3.5% debt limit. Available borrowing capacity as of December 31st was $101,303,437.

Hopewell Township’s legal depositories are: Wachovia, New Jersey Cash Management, Hopewell Valley Community Bank, Commerce & NJARM.

Home         Text Menu