The Upper Perk Police District's officers want access to the survey East Greenville sent out to its property owners earlier this year.

                James Lavin, a corporal with the department and president of the Upper Perk Police Officers Association, has filed a right to know request with the borough.

                Lavin, representing the eight-member association, filed the request in early August. He said the officers have requested to examine every survey returned to municipal officials. They also want to know how the responses will be interpreted and presented to the public. The survey was sent to all borough property owners in their June water bills and seeks to gather information about tax payer priorities.

                During the meeting, Mayor Ryan Sloyer assured respondents that their identities would remain anonymous.

                According to the corporal, the officers are curious about the residents' responses to questions about police performance in the borough.

                "We are a service-oriented organization," Lavin said during a phone conversation Tuesday night. "We want to see how the public thinks we are doing."

                Lavin said the relationship between the officers and the residents and business owners "could not be better," and that they want to see "first hand" if that relationship is reflected in the survey.

                Following the public meeting, Council President Jim Young deferred all questions regarding the survey to Michelle Forsell, the borough's solicitor.

                According to Forsell, municipal officials have until Sept. 2 to produce the information requested. She said the results are still being analyzed by member of the Montgomery County Planning Commission.

                Forsell did not know how many survey responses the municipality received, when the analysis would be completed or when the results would be released to the public,

                In May, when municipal officials announced they would be sending out the survey, Sloyer stated that the questions will cover all aspects of services offered by the borough, including public safety, roads maintenance and administration.

                "This is not just a police survey," he said during the May 24 public meeting.

                During the meeting, council members hinted at the need for a tax increase in the 2017 budget. According to Vice President Tracey Hunsinger, municipal officials transferred $100,000 from its savings account to make the 2016 budget work.

                Sloyer told the audience that municipal officials may have to compensate for a reduction in revenue by increasing taxes or reducing services.  "Some tough decisions are going to have to be made," the mayor said.

                Funding the police department will likely play a major role in those deliberations. According to Sloyer, the borough's 2016 contribution to the department accounted for between 42 and 43 percent of the current budget.