RTM Meeting
December 7, 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 December 7, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. for the purposes listed below. There is no physical location for this meeting. It will be held electronically. If necessary, the meeting shall reconvene on Tuesday December 21, 2021, to deal with any agenda items not disposed of at the adjournment of the December 7, 2021, meeting.
SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR THIS ELECTRONIC MEETING:
Pursuant to Sections 163-167 of Senate Bill 1202, 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.
INSTRUCTIONS TO ATTEND ZOOM MEETING:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81203762693?pwd=alZTN1B0cWcrMHBQNmEySlpuRlVtZz09
Phone number: +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 812 0376 2693
Passcode: 510877
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Members of the Westport electorate attending the meeting by telephone or video may comment on any agenda item. Comments will be limited to 3 minutes.
Emails may be sent to RTMmailinglist@westportct.gov, which goes to all RTM members. These emails will not be read aloud during the meeting.
1. To take such action as the meeting may determine, to elect a Moderator of the Representative Town Meeting.
2. To take such action as the meeting may determine, to elect a Deputy Moderator of the Representative Town Meeting.
3. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the First Selectman and a request by the Board of Education, and in accordance with the Town of Westport Charter, Chapter 21 - Public Site and Building Commission, to designate the Westport Public Site and Building Commission as the building committee for the Staples High School roof replacement project.
4. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Education, to not reject the Professional Agreement between the Westport Board of Education and the Westport Education Association for the period covering July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025.
5. 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 $81,000.00 along with bond and note authorization to the Sewer Reserve Fund Account for engineering design services to upgrade Pump Station #3 Force Main.
6. 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 $2,395,000.00 along with bond and note authorization to the Municipal Improvement Fund Account for construction and engineering expenses for the replacement for the Bayberry Lane Bridge over the Aspetuck River.
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 $150,000.00 to the Bus Shelters CLFRF Expense account from the ARPA CLFRF Grant Income account.
8.To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by Director of Public Works, to approve an appropriation of $100,000.00 to the Tree Trimming CLFRF Expense account from the ARPA CLFRF Grant Income account.
9. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by the Finance Director, to approve an appropriation of $250,000.00 for COVID Reimbursement to the General Fund Covid-19 Expense account from the ARPA CLFRF Grant Income account.
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Jeffrey Wieser, Deputy 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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To download the packet addendum for this meeting click here