Meeting Minutes

Name: Board of Finance Public Budget Hearing
Start: 2023-03-16T23:30+00:00
End: 2023-03-17T03:59+00:00
Location: Town Hall - Auditorium

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Board of Finance Public Budget Hearing

Date: 03/16/2023 7:30 PM 03/16/2023 7:30 PM 03/16/2023
Location: Town Hall - Auditorium

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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 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.

Public Budget Hearing will be held by the Board of Finance beginning at 7:30 PM on THURSDAY MARCH 16, 2023 (Board of Education Budget Presented by Superintendent Thomas Scarice and BOE Chair Lee Goldstein), to review the 2023-24 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 2023-24 FISCAL YEAR:
		2021-22	2022-23	2023-24
GENERAL FUND:		Actual	Budget	Requested	BOF Meeting Approvals - 3/8/2023
Revenues
	Current Taxes	194,670,094	196,518,049	TBD
	Prior Taxes	2,261,469	2,000,000	2,000,000
	Education	1,011,809	1,012,624	998,009
	Parks & Recreation	6,028,401	6,257,086	6,694,817
	Other	13,464,289	12,131,965	13,500,072
	Transfers	408,033	466,000	451,000
Total Revenues:		217,844,095	218,385,724	23,643,898	Gordon/Caney Approved 6-0-0
Expenditures
01	General Government	6,662,673	7,206,632	7,340,805
02	Public Safety	23,426,396	24,499,878	24,762,543
03	Public Works	10,777,708	12,403,277	13,284,383
05	Human Services	1,331,689	1,500,029	1,562,981
08	Parks & Recreation	6,290,498	7,277,328	7,848,321
09	Pension,OPEB,Insurance & Misc.	20,285,951	19,249,267	20,722,822
10	Debt Service	4,587,122	4,122,902	5,042,320
11	Transfers to Other Funds	2,384,485	2,368,165	1,368,165
	Special Appropriations	0	0	0
Town Totals:		75,746,522	78,627,478	81,932,340	Gordon/Caney Approved 5-1-0, Stern voted NO
	Board of Education Expenditures
650	Board of Education	124,865,206	129,500,574	136,287,710
650	BOE Program Expenses	142,464	199,174	199,556
651	BOE Rental/Reimbursements	99,114	0	0
652	Aid to Pvt/Parochial Schools	496,928	529,622	561,927
654	BOE Debt Service	8,475,916	8,425,398	7,719,478
656	Transfer to Capital Nonrecurring Fund	331,160	0	0
Total	Education	134,410,787	138,654,768	144,768,671
04	Health	587,111	557,756	571,700	Gordon/Dupier Approved 6-0-0
07	Library	5,090,149	5,379,207	5,661,074	DesMarteau/Foster Approved 6-0-0
907	Earthplace	105,000	105,000	105,000	Gordon/Dupier Approved 6-0-0
915	Westport Transit District	243,053	343,200	114,157	Caney/DesMarteau Approved $114,157 for Seniors/Disabled and cut $334,900 from W2U 5-1-0 Foster voted NO
Total General Fund Expenditures:		216,182,622	223,667,409	233,152,942
RAILROAD PARKING FUND:
Revenues
	Parking Permits	1,370,852	1,400,000	1,300,000
	Daily Parking	169,578	375,000	250,000
	Rent & Miscellaneous	72,386	105,000	95,000
	Interest Income	6,380	6,101	6,000
Total Revenues:		1,619,196	1,886,101	1,651,000	Dupier/DesMarteau Approved 6-0-0
Expenditures
219	Railroad Parking	2,352,668	1,758,898	1,855,199	Caney/Foster Approved 6-0-0
WAKEMAN FARM FUND:
Revenues
	Wakeman Farm Revenues	526,280	480,375	480,375	Foster/Dupier Approved 6-0-0
Expenditures
215	Wakeman Farm	385,687	475,185	474,835	Gordon/Dupier Approved 6-0-0
SEWER FUND:
Revenues
	Assessments	1,122,377	935,000	1,100,000
	Use Charges	3,244,344	3,160,000	3,240,000
	Carrying Charges	325,298	275,000	300,000
	Other	218,324	179,593	184,967
	Transfer From Other Funds	368,165	368,165	368,165
Total Revenues:		5,278,508	4,917,758	5,193,132	Dupier/Caney Approved 6-0-0
Expenditures
03	Sewage Treatment/Collection	1,953,467	2,249,351	2,417,901
09	Miscellaneous	422,548	477,300	485,929
10	Debt Service	2,319,737	2,255,625	2,289,302
Total Expenditures:		4,695,752	4,982,276	5,193,132	Gordon/Foster Approved 6-0-0
				Lee Caney, Board of Finance Chair