Date Variable is not Carry Over to Function for Query String - sql

Question

I receive this error:
ExecuteSqlQuery : Must declare the scalar variable "#date".
I call the query as such: ExecuteSqlQuery -server "sqlbox" -database "dbname" and I receive the date variable error. You can see my query statement uses the variable m.created_date >= #date.
How do I correctly pass the date variable to query string so it runs in the function without an issue? NOTE: the code works when I hardcode the date value.
Function ExecuteSqlQuery {
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$server,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$database
)
Process
{
$date= $((get-date).AddSeconds(-120).ToString("MM-dd-yyyy HH:mm:ss"))
$getscriptinfo = "select m.created_date, a.engine_full_hierarchy as Location, e.exciter_name, e.engine_exciter_id as ExciterID, m.additional_data as ReasonDown from HugsAdminAmador.mv_audit m, HugsAdminAmador.exciter e, HugsAdminAmador.area_map a where m.object_id = e.exciter_id and e.area_map_id = a.area_map_id and m.created_date >= #date and m.additional_data like '%NewStatus=DOWN%' and m.additional_data not like '%autonomous%'"
$scriptscon = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$scriptscon.ConnectionString = "Data Source=$server;Initial Catalog=$database;Integrated Security=true"
$scriptcmd = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
$scriptcmd.Connection = $scriptscon
$scriptcmd.CommandText = $getscriptinfo
$scriptcmd.CommandTimeout = 0
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
try
{
$scriptscon.Open()
$Reader = $scriptcmd.ExecuteReader()
# if reader returns data create an array of the error data for the potential alert.
If ($Reader.HasRows) {
$obj = $Reader | foreach {
$row = $_;
#the left naming is for the column headers in the email.
new-object psObject -Property #{
CreateDate = $row.Item("created_date")
ReasonDown = $row.Item("ReasonDown")
ObjectID = $row.Item("object_id")
}
}
}
return $obj
}
catch [Exception]
{
# Write-Warning "Get-ExecuteScripts (Connection: [$server].[$database])"
# Write-Warning $_.Exception.Message
# Write-Warning "Query: $getscriptinfo --Id $scriptid"
Write-Error $_
$ErrorEvent = #{
LogName = 'Exciter_Log'
Source = 'Exciter_Health'
EventID = 333
EntryType = 'Information'
Message = $_
}
Write-EventLog #ErrorEvent
}
finally
{
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue'
$scriptscon.Dispose()
$scriptcmd.Dispose()
}
}
}