The Stafford Township mayor and council have introduced this year’s proposed $48.2 million budget, which will be adopted at the May 21 meeting after a public hearing.

Township Administrator Matthew von der Hayden said general appropriations within cap account for $36.6 million, plus $9 million in appropriations excluded from cap, and $2.4 million in reserve for uncollected taxes (based on an estimated collection rate of 97.5 percent).

The total general operations are $48,207,774.49, less the anticipated revenues aside from current property tax revenue…