RTM Meeting
September 5, 2023
REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING NOTICE
Revised on 8/30/2023 to cancel Executive Session & withdraw item #1
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 at Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Ave. in the auditorium on Tuesday September 5, 2023, at 7:30 PM for the purposes listed below. If necessary, the meeting shall reconvene on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, to deal with any agenda items not disposed of at the adjournment of the September 5, 2023, meeting.
Notice of RTM Executive Session at 7:30pm for the following purpose:
It is anticipated that the Representative Town Meeting will enter into Executive Session to discuss:
Agenda item #1 School-based security communication system (Discussion Only)
Notice of RTM Public Meeting not before 8:30pm for the following purposes:
1. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Superintendent of Schools, to approve an appropriation in the amount of $630,000.00 to the Capital and Non-Recurring Account Fund Account for school-based security communication system. Withdrawn
2. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Chief of Police, to approve an appropriation in the amount of $432,063.00 for the addition of three (3) Westport Police Officers to serve as School Security Officers (SSO’s).
3. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of 2 RTM Members, to adopt a Westport Affordable Housing Fund (WAHF). (First reading. Full text available in the Town Clerk’s Office.)
4. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of 2 RTM Members, to create a civilian public safety departments review board (First reading. Full text available in the Town Clerk’s Office.)
5. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of 2 RTM members, to review the Board of Selectwomen’s April 26, 2023, action to raise railroad parking fees.
Jeffrey Wieser, Moderator
This is to certify that on August 25, 2023, this meeting notice was published in the Westport News and posted on the town web page, www.westportct.gov, under Meeting List and Calendar. This notice was sent by email to the Town Hall E-mail List and a specific email was sent to RTM members.
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Jeffrey M. Dunkerton, Town Clerk
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