Meeting Minutes

Name: Representative Town Meeting
Start: 2021-05-04T23:30+00:00
End: 2021-05-05T03:59+00:00
Location: Electronically

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Representative Town Meeting

Date: 05/04/2021 7:30 PM 05/04/2021 7:30 PM 05/04/2021
Location: Electronically

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May 3, 4 & 5, 2021

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING NOTICE

All Representative Town Meeting members and inhabitants of the Town of Westport are hereby notified that a meeting of the Representative Town Meeting members will be held on Monday, May 3, Tuesday, May 4; and, if necessary, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. for the purposes listed below. If necessary, the meeting shall reconvene on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 to deal with any agenda items not disposed of at the adjournment of the May 3, 4, or 5, 2021 meeting(s).

SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR THIS ELECTRONIC MEETING:

Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order No. 7B, there will not be a physical location for this meeting. This meeting will be held electronically and live streamed on westportct.gov and shown on Optimum Government Access Channel 79 and Frontier Channel 6020. Meeting materials will be available at westportct.gov along with the meeting notice posted on the Meeting List & Calendar page.

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Emails may be sent before the meeting to RTMmailinglist@westportct.gov, which goes to all RTM members. These emails will not be read aloud during the meeting.

Comments to be read aloud at the meeting, during the public comment period for each agenda item must be emailed to RTMcomments@westportct.gov. We will use our best efforts to read public comments if they are received during the public comment period and if they state your full name and address. Comments will be limited to 3 minutes.

1. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the estimate and recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Town of Westport for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.

2. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Town Railroad Parking Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.

3. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Town Sewer Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.

4. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Wakeman Town Farm Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.

5. To take such action as the meeting may determine, to require that property taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, shall be due and payable in four quarterly installments, and to designate the dates of the first days of July, October, January, and April as the dates upon which such installments shall be due and payable, subject to any applicable tax relief deferral programs, and that all taxes in an amount of $100 or less shall be due and payable in a single installment on the first day of July, subject to any applicable tax relief deferral programs.

6. To take such action as the meeting may determine to require that the motor vehicle tax shall be due and payable in a single installment.

The following items will also be considered as time permits as follows on Monday, May 3; Tuesday, May 4, and/or Wednesday, May 5:

7. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by the Director of Public Works, to approve an appropriation of $101,000.00 along with bond and note authorization to the Municipal Improvement Fund Account for the engineering design for sanitary sewer extensions to Evergreen Avenue, Evergreen Parkway, Tamarac Road, Lone Pine Lane, Gorham Avenue, Compo Road North & Brookside Drive.

8. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by the Director of Public Works, to approve an appropriation of $600,000.00 along with bond and note authorization to the Municipal Improvement Fund Account for the replacement of underground fuel tanks, fuel system, and heating oil tanks at the Sherwood Island Connector Parsell Center.

9. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by the Superintendent of Schools, to approve a Special Appropriation in the amount of $1,680,053.00 along with bond and note authorization to the Municipal Improvement Fund Account for asphalt paving projects at Greens Farms Elementary School, Long Lots Elementary School, Bedford Middle School, and the Coleytown school complex.

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Velma E. Heller, Moderator

It is the policy of the Town of Westport that all Town-sponsored public meetings and events are accessible to people with disabilities. If you need assistance in participating in a meeting or event due to a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact Westport’s ADA Coordinator at 203-341-1043 or eflug@westportct.gov at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting or event to request an accommodation.

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