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Board of Finance Budget Hearing - CANCELLED
- Date: 03/08/2022 7:30 PM
- Location: Town Hall - Auditorium
| REVISED NOTICE TO CANCEL MARCH 8, 2022 AND MARCH 9, 2022 MEETINGS | ||||||||||||
| SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR THIS MEETING: | ||||||||||||
| This meeting will be held IN-PERSON IN THE TOWN HALL AUDITORIUM. Town Hall access will be through the front of the building. Masks are required. The meeting will also be live streamed on the Town Website westportct.gov (on the website, select “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 aloud if they are received during the public comment period and if they state your full name and address. In-person public comments are also allowed during the public comment period. Meeting materials will be available at westportct.gov along with the meeting notice posted on the Meeting List & Calendar page. | ||||||||||||
| A Public Budget Hearing will be held by the Board of Finance beginning at 7:30 PM on THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022 to review the 2022-23 Budget requests of the Board of Education (Budget Presented by Superintendent Thomas Scarice and BOE Chair Lee Goldstein). The Board of Finance meetings scheduled at 7:30 PM on TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022 and WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022 (Selectwoman's Budget) ARE CANCELLED. | ||||||||||||
| 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 2022-23 FISCAL YEAR: | ||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | ||||||||||
| GENERAL FUND: | Actual | Budget | Requested | |||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||
| Current Taxes | 189,839,818 | 192,387,449 | TBD | |||||||||
| Prior Taxes | 1,636,669 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | |||||||||
| Education | 1,017,085 | 886,932 | 1,012,624 | |||||||||
| Parks & Recreation | 5,118,753 | 6,094,224 | 6,257,086 | |||||||||
| Other | 12,155,711 | 10,309,572 | 203,131,965 | |||||||||
| Transfers | 883,050 | 508,000 | 466,000 | |||||||||
| Total Revenues: | 210,651,086 | 212,186,177 | 212,867,675 | |||||||||
| Expenditures | ||||||||||||
| 01 | General Government | 7,603,034 | 6,752,644 | 7,066,260 | ||||||||
| 02 | Public Safety | 22,805,585 | 23,035,177 | 23,842,187 | ||||||||
| 03 | Public Works | 10,703,568 | 11,842,280 | 12,242,607 | ||||||||
| 05 | Human Services | 1,274,413 | 1,404,362 | 1,462,324 | ||||||||
| 08 | Parks & Recreation | 5,359,685 | 6,745,411 | 7,247,353 | ||||||||
| 09 | Pension,OPEB,Insurance & Misc. | 20,101,158 | 20,989,708 | 19,673,859 | ||||||||
| 10 | Debt Service | 3,785,053 | 3,966,245 | 4,122,902 | ||||||||
| 11 | Transfers to Other Funds | 2,378,650 | 2,368,165 | 2,368,165 | ||||||||
| Special Appropriations | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Town Totals: | 74,011,147 | 77,103,992 | 78,025,657 | |||||||||
| Board of Education Expenditures | ||||||||||||
| 650 | Board of Education | 120,496,309 | 125,594,582 | 130,308,646 | ||||||||
| 650 | BOE Program Expenses | 122,151 | 225,854 | 199,174 | ||||||||
| 651 | BOE Rental/Reimbursements | 8,527 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 652 | Aid to Pvt/Parochial Schools | 475,464 | 507,569 | 529,622 | ||||||||
| 654 | BOE Debt Service | 8,212,993 | 9,076,758 | 8,425,398 | ||||||||
| 656 | Transfer to Capital Nonrecurring Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | Education | 129,315,443 | 135,404,763 | 139,462,840 | ||||||||
| 04 | Health | 587,110 | 590,811 | 528,400 | ||||||||
| 07 | Library | 5,111,360 | 5,090,148 | 5,379,207 | ||||||||
| 907 | Earthplace | 95,000 | 105,000 | 105,000 | ||||||||
| 915 | Westport Transit District | 237,812 | 342,000 | 343,200 | ||||||||
| Total General Fund Expenditures: | 209,357,871 | 218,636,714 | 223,844,304 | |||||||||
| RAILROAD PARKING FUND: | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||
| Parking Permits | 1,159,265 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | |||||||||
| Daily Parking | 50,045 | 375,000 | 375,000 | |||||||||
| Rent & Miscellaneous | 92,112 | 105,000 | 105,000 | |||||||||
| Interest Income | 4,433 | 6,101 | 6,101 | |||||||||
| Total Revenues: | 1,305,855 | 1,886,101 | 1,886,101 | |||||||||
| Expenditures | ||||||||||||
| 219 | Railroad Parking | 1,426,724 | 1,886,101 | 1,829,957 | ||||||||
| WAKEMAN FARM FUND: | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||
| Wakeman Farm Revenues | 324,392 | 392,875 | 480,375 | |||||||||
| Expenditures | ||||||||||||
| 215 | Wakeman Farm | 290,125 | 391,394 | 475,185 | ||||||||
| SEWER FUND: | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||
| Assessments | 1,026,909 | 990,000 | 935,000 | |||||||||
| Use Charges | 3,204,771 | 3,200,000 | 3,160,000 | |||||||||
| Carrying Charges | 306,693 | 300,000 | 275,000 | |||||||||
| Other | 328,926 | 233,694 | 179,593 | |||||||||
| Transfer From Other Funds | 368,165 | 368,165 | 368,165 | |||||||||
| Total Revenues: | 5,235,464 | 5,091,859 | 4,917,758 | |||||||||
| Expenditures | ||||||||||||
| 03 | Sewage Treatment/Collection | 1,857,966 | 2,145,915 | 2,225,493 | ||||||||
| 09 | Miscellaneous | 447,198 | 422,640 | 436,640 | ||||||||
| 10 | Debt Service | 2,616,031 | 2,523,304 | 2,255,625 | ||||||||
| Total Expenditures: | 4,921,195 | 5,091,859 | 4,917,758 | |||||||||
| Sheri Gordon, Board of Finance Chair | ||||||||||||
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