The U.S. Department of Labor finalized a rule that will require overtime to be paid to all workers earning less than $844 per week or $43,888 annually beginning on July 1, 2024. Currently, employees earning less than $684 per week or $35,568…
2024 PSATS Member Cards
PSATS will be producing the 2024 membership cards for supervisors, secretaries and managers in townships that have renewed their annual dues. If you would like your membership card to also double as a photo ID card, this can happen in…
Reminder: Enter Your 2024 Salary Data for Earliest Access to Results!
Make sure your designated township staff (PSATS Salary Survey Plus processor) enters your township’s wage and benefit data to ensure the earliest access to all PSATS Salary Survey Plus reports for 2024! With inflation and challenges to find and keep quality employees, townships should participate to…
Solar Could Power 16 PA Agencies by Next Year – 2025
Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled the Commonwealth’s renewable energy initiative, the Pennsylvania Project to Utilize Light and Solar Energy (PA PULSE). By 2025, state government is planning to get 50% of its electricity from ten new solar arrays around the Commonwealth,…
DEP Accepting Applications for Grant Programs
The state Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for funding under the Growing Greener Plus Grants Program and the Watershed Planning and Restoration Grants Program. Both opportunities intend to improve and protect water from nonpoint source pollution associated with agricultural activities,…
We Need Your Input! Fill Out the Website Survey
PSATS is preparing to design and launch a new association website. We want and need your input. The brief survey designed to collect your feedback – please consider taking this survey to support the development of the new PSATS website, and to help ensure…
Reminder: Scoping Forms for Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants Due April 30
PennDOT will be accepting applications for the 2024 Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Funding Program from June 1 through June 30, 2024. Townships are eligible to apply for funding toward safety and mobility projects, including roadway safety, mobility, and capacity upgrades; bicycle…
Rural Surface Transportation Grants Available Until May 6
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced the availability of over $700 million to the Multimodal Project Discretionary Grants - Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program. This program offers funding for highway, bridge, and tunnel projects that provide or increase access to…
Townships Recognized for Environmental Excellence
The state Department of Environmental Protection honored 22 projects around the state with 2024 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence. These projects include East Buffalo Township’s Turtle Creek Park Acquisition and Restoration Project and West Goshen Township’s Hamlet Crest Park Reforestation…
$204 Million in Federal Broadband Funds to Provide Internet in Parts of 42 Counties
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority announced the approval of $204 million in Broadband Infrastructure Program grant awards to 53 projects in 42 counties across Pennsylvania that will connect 40,000 homes and businesses to high-speed internet access. These funds will be…
