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Name: Board of Finance Budget Hearing-REVISED
Start: 2021-03-12T00:30+00:00
End: 2021-03-12T04:59+00:00
Location: Electronically

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Board of Finance Budget Hearing-REVISED

Date: 03/11/2021 7:30 PM 03/11/2021 7:30 PM 03/11/2021
Location: Electronically

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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