RTM Meeting

November 14, 2023

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING NOTICE

REVISED- ITEM #10 POSTPONED TO DECEMBER MEETING

SECOND REVISION- ITEM # 4 AMENDED & ITEM # 11 WITHDRAWN 

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 November 14, 2023, at 7:30 PM for the purposes listed below. If necessary, the meeting shall reconvene on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, to deal with any agenda items not disposed of at the adjournment of the November 14, 2023, meeting. 

1.  To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Selectwomen and in accordance with Section 2 (C) of the Policy for Gifts to the Town, to approve the acceptance of a donation in the amount of $300,000 from the estate of Irma Klein Schachter to the Westport Center for Senior Activities.

2. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Department of Human Services, to approve an appropriation in the amount of $1,125,000 to the SC2015803HWH Fund 9000500-588000-9211 for the CT Department of Housing/Small Cities Community Development Block Grant SC2015803.

3.  To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Finance Director, to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement (Arbitration Award) between the Town of Westport and the Westport Firefighters Union IAFF, Local #1081 for the period covering July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2025, and to appropriate the sum of $___In Process____ to the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget. 

4.  To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Town Assessor, to approve an appropriation in the amount of $30,000 $40,000 to the Capital and Non-Recurring Account for the 2020 Revaluation.

5. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Town Assessor, to approve an appropriation in the amount of $800,000 to the Capital and Non-Recurring Account for the 2025 Revaluation of all Properties in Westport.

6. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the RTM Employee Compensation Committee and pursuant to Section C38-4 of the Town Charter, to approve a mid-term cost-of-living adjustment of the First Selectwoman’s salary.

7. 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 (Second reading. Full text available in the Town Clerk’s Office.)

8.   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 $1,367,260, for the Board of Education FY24 building projects. 

9. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request of the Superintendent of Schools, to approve an appropriation in the amount of $463,000, for the Board of Education health insurance FY24 budgetary shortfall. 

10.  To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Flood & Erosion Control Board and the Conservation Commission, to approve the WPLO application #WPL-11805-23 submitted by the Town of Westport, Department of Public Works, to revise the existing roadway and parking lot, build sidewalks, a riverfront boardwalk, and park areas, and to relocate trash and recycling dumpsters within the WPLO area of the Saugatuck River. ITEM POSTPONED TO DECEMBER MEETING 

11. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of 2 RTM Members, to adopt an Ordinance establishing a Traffic, Transportation, and Parking Advisory Committee. (Second Reading. Full text available in the Town Clerk’s Office.) WITHDRAWN 

       Jeffrey Wieser, 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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