The Amity Township Board of Supervisors approved on July 18 to lay off one of the 12 police officers in the Amity Township Police Department, effective Sept. 1, due to an anticipated 2013 budget deficit of $153,000.

No additional information was available following an executive session on which officer may be laid off.

Prior to the board’s vote, the board reviewed a preliminary 2013 budget that includes the new, arbitrated police contact increase of 3.5 percent that is retroactive to Jan. 1.