RTM Meeting

July 11, 2023

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING NOTICE

Revised on 7/6/23 to cancel Executive Session & withdraw Item # 3

NOTICE OF RTM EXECUTIVE SESSION-  CANCELLED

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 July 11, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose listed below as agenda item #3. It is anticipated that the RTM will vote to go into Executive Session for agenda item #3 for the discussion of security strategy and devices prior to the vote on this item in public session:

3. 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, to the Capital and Non-Recurring Account Fund Account for school-based security communication system.

NOTICE OF RTM PUBLIC MEETING

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 July 11, 2023, after the executive session but not earlier at 7:30 p.m. for the purposes listed below. If necessary, the meeting shall reconvene on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, to deal with any agenda items not disposed of at the adjournment of the July 11, 2023 meeting.

NEW ORDER OF BUSINESS:

3. 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, to the Capital and Non-Recurring Account Fund Account for school-based security communication system. WITHDRAWN

1. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the RTM Transit Committee, to appoint Karina Saryani Betfarhad to serve as Director to the Westport Transit District for a term beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2027.

2. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Westport Library Executive Director, to approve a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $320,000 for the fiscal year 2022-23 to cover medical claims for the Westport Library.

3.  [SEE ABOVE]

4.  To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by the Director of Public Works, to approve an Appropriation in the amount of $1,000,000.00 along with bond and note authorization, to the Sewer Reserve Fund Account for upgrades to Pump Station #8 (Nyala Farms Road).

5. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Director of Public Works, to approve an appropriation in the amount of $440,000 along with bond and note authorization, to the Capital Non-Recurring Fund Account for re-construction of the Parsell Public Works Center Pavement.

6. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Director of Public Works, to approve an appropriation of $300,000 to the Capital and Non-Recurring Account for the replacement of the 2008 Elgin Pelican Sweeper.

7. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Director of Public Works, to approve an appropriation of $225,000 to the Capital and Non-Recurring Account for the purchase of a Trackless MT7 Multipurpose machine.

8. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Director of Public Works, to approve an appropriation of $172,000 to the Capital and Non-Recurring Account for the purchase of a John Deere 5105M 4WD Tractor.

9. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Director of Public Works, to approve an appropriation of $562,500 to the Capital and Non-Recurring Account for the creation of a Town-wide Safe Street for All (SS4A), Action Plan.

10. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the Director of Public Works, to approve an appropriation of $260,000 to the Capital and Non-Recurring Account for the Preliminary Engineering Services for Center Street and Greens Farms Road Bridges.

11. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the First Selectwoman, to adopt a Fair Rent Commission Ordinance. (Second reading.  Full text available in the Town Clerk’s office.)

           Jeffrey Wieser, Moderator

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Notice of Cancellation