NOTICE AND AGENDA OF BOARD OF FINANCE MEETING

          
 SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR THIS MEETING:

This meeting will be held IN-PERSON IN THE AUDITORIUM OF THE WESTPORT TOWN HALL. 
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.

NOTICE OF BOF PUBLIC MEETING

                 
Board of Finance will hold its Public Meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Westport Town Hall for the following purposes:

     AGENDA


1. To approve the Board of Finance Minutes of the March 1, 2023 Regular Meeting and the March 8, 2023 and March 16, 2023 Special Meetings.

2. Financial Report from the Finance Director. (Discussion Only)

3. Status Update from the Audit Manager. (Discussion Only)

4. The Board will consider any requests for restoration of sums removed from the Budget by the Board at its March 8, 2023, and March 16, 2023, Budget Hearings.

The Board will approve the “BOF Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024” as follows:
a. General Fund
b. Wakeman Farm
c. Railroad Parking Fund
d. Sewer Fund

5. Discussion of Debt related to the Capital Forecast. (Discussion Only)

6. Long Lots Building Committee Presentation. (Discussion Only)

7. Upon the request of the Superintendent of Schools, to approve the use of BOE Carryover Account funds in the amount of $334,832.00 for the following expenditures:

a. Special Education Transportation Services $147,749.00
b. Facilities Department Maintenance Equipment $55,716.00
c. Oil Tank Removal at Kings Highway School $54,401.00
d. Building Maintenance at Long Lots School $76,966.00

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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