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Board of Finance Budget Hearing-REVISED
- Date: 03/10/2021 7:30 PM
- Location: Electronically
| SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR THIS ELECTRONIC MEETING - REVISED | ||||||||||
| Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order No. 7B, this meeting will be held remotely without in-person public access but will be live streamed on the Town Website westportct.gov (on the website, select the "How Do I" heading, and select "Watch Town Meetings") and shown on Optimum Government Access Channel 79 and Frontier Channel 6020. Comments to be read during the public comment period may be emailed to BOFcomments@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. Meeting material will be available at westportct.gov along with the meeting notice posted on the Meeting List & Calendar page. | ||||||||||
| Public Budget Hearings will be held by the Board of Finance beginning at 7:30 PM each night on TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 (Selectman's Budget), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 (if needed), and THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021 (Board of Education Budget Presented by Superintendent Thomas Scarice and BOE Chair Candice Savin), to review the 2021-22 Budget requests of the Town of Westport. | ||||||||||
| The following is a summary of the Budget requests as presented to the Board of Finance. | ||||||||||
| (A complete copy of the Budget is on file in the Town Clerk's office and online www.westportct.gov under the Finance Department) | ||||||||||
| TOWN OF WESTPORT REQUESTED BUDGET FOR THE 2021-22 FISCAL YEAR: | ||||||||||
| 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | |||||||
| GENERAL FUND: | Actual | Budget | Projected | Requested | ||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||
| Current Taxes | 189,288,801 | 188,040,333 | 188,040,333 | TBD | ||||||
| Prior Taxes | 2,034,582 | 2,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||
| Education | 945,743 | 1,231,430 | 1,101,430 | 1,023,932 | ||||||
| Parks & Recreation | 4,304,407 | 6,027,293 | 6,027,293 | 6,168,784 | ||||||
| Other | 12,217,860 | 10,740,772 | 9,428,672 | 10,097,612 | ||||||
| Transfers | 908,000 | 208,000 | 208,000 | 508,000 | ||||||
| Total Revenues: | 209,699,393 | 208,247,828 | 207,805,728 | 19,798,328 | ||||||
| Expenditures | ||||||||||
| 01 | General Government | 6,592,298 | 6,653,054 | 6,720,943 | 6,752,644 | |||||
| 02 | Public Safety | 21,779,223 | 22,448,674 | 22,672,603 | 23,035,177 | |||||
| 03 | Public Works | 9,678,666 | 11,559,196 | 11,578,740 | 11,842,280 | |||||
| 05 | Human Services | 1,272,278 | 1,399,701 | 1,422,235 | 1,404,362 | |||||
| 08 | Parks & Recreation | 5,573,229 | 6,478,298 | 6,492,474 | 6,745,411 | |||||
| 09 | Pension,OPEB,Insurance & Misc. | 18,766,587 | 20,308,795 | 20,174,806 | 20,989,708 | |||||
| 10 | Debt Service | 4,506,975 | 4,009,426 | 4,009,426 | 3,966,245 | |||||
| 11 | Transfers to Other Funds | 1,384,945 | 2,368,165 | 2,368,165 | 2,368,165 | |||||
| Special Appropriations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Town Totals: | 69,554,201 | 75,225,309 | 75,439,392 | 77,103,992 | ||||||
| Board of Education Expenditures | ||||||||||
| 650 | Board of Education | 115,906,775 | 121,936,487 | 121,936,487 | 126,942,298 | |||||
| 650 | BOE Program Expenses | 101,734 | 283,352 | 283,352 | 225,854 | |||||
| 651 | BOE Rental/Reimbursements | 100,352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 652 | Aid to Pvt/Parochial Schools | 393,800 | 484,679 | 484,679 | 507,569 | |||||
| 654 | BOE Debt Service | 8,801,108 | 8,725,430 | 8,725,430 | 9,076,758 | |||||
| 656 | Transfer to Capital Nonrecurring Fund | 1,182,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | Education | 126,486,273 | 131,429,948 | 131,429,948 | 136,752,479 | |||||
| 04 | Health | 583,611 | 590,811 | 590,811 | 590,811 | |||||
| 07 | Library | 4,985,375 | 5,111,360 | 5,111,360 | 5,090,148 | |||||
| 907 | Earthplace | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 105,000 | |||||
| 915 | Westport Transit District | 303,901 | 320,400 | 320,400 | 342,000 | |||||
| Total General Fund Expenditures: | 202,008,361 | 212,772,828 | 212,986,911 | 219,984,430 | ||||||
| RAILROAD PARKING FUND: | ||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||
| Parking Permits | 1,508,358 | 1,430,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,400,000 | ||||||
| Daily Parking | 489,847 | 425,000 | 75,000 | 375,000 | ||||||
| Rent & Miscellaneous | 88,635 | 95,000 | 85,000 | 105,000 | ||||||
| Interest Income | 27,779 | 40,000 | 5,000 | 6,101 | ||||||
| Total Revenues: | 2,114,619 | 1,990,000 | 1,365,000 | 1,886,101 | ||||||
| Expenditures | ||||||||||
| 219 | Railroad Parking | 1,782,990 | 1,946,441 | 1,948,107 | 1,886,101 | |||||
| WAKEMAN FARM FUND: | ||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||
| Wakeman Farm Revenues | 258,973 | 353,000 | 353,000 | 392,875 | ||||||
| Expenditures | ||||||||||
| 215 | Wakeman Farm | 296,986 | 352,023 | 352,023 | 391,395 | |||||
| SEWER FUND: | ||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||
| Assessments | 907,512 | 980,000 | 980,000 | 990,000 | ||||||
| Use Charges | 3,228,099 | 3,250,000 | 3,250,000 | 3,200,000 | ||||||
| Carrying Charges | 294,047 | 325,000 | 325,000 | 300,000 | ||||||
| Other | 295,383 | 256,056 | 256,056 | 233,694 | ||||||
| Transfer From Other Funds | 368,165 | 368,165 | 368,165 | 368,165 | ||||||
| Total Revenues: | 5,093,206 | 5,179,221 | 5,179,221 | 5,091,859 | ||||||
| Expenditures | ||||||||||
| 03 | Sewage Treatment/Collection | 1,728,629 | 1,985,074 | 1,990,414 | 2,145,915 | |||||
| 09 | Miscellaneous | 406,560 | 483,565 | 483,565 | 422,640 | |||||
| 10 | Debt Service | 2,724,889 | 2,710,582 | 2,710,582 | 2,523,304 | |||||
| Total Expenditures: | 4,860,078 | 5,179,221 | 5,184,561 | 5,091,859 | ||||||
| Brian Stern, Board of Finance Chair | ||||||||||
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