Board of Selectwomen Meeting

April 24, 2024

Notice & Agenda  

Notice is hereby given that the Westport Board of Selectwomen, Traffic Authority, and Water Pollution Control Authority will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 9:00 AM in the Westport Town Hall Auditorium, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, Connecticut. The meeting will be livestreamed on www.westportct.gov and/or broadcast on Westport’s Optimum Government Access Channel 79, subject to availability. Comments from the public regarding agenda items may be sent for distribution to the Board prior to the meeting to selectwoman@westportct.gov. Agenda to include but not be limited to the following items and is subject to revision:

1. To take such action as the meeting may determine, to approve the minutes of the Board of Selectwomen’s and Water Pollution Control Authority’s meetings of April 10, 2024. 

    

2. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Tax Collector and in accordance with C.G.S. Sec. 12-129, to approve the refunds of overpayments of taxes, as presented.

    

3. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Pop Up Dining Permit Application for a Pop-Up Cafe to be located in parking space(s) on the Town roadway known as Railroad Place adjacent to the property known as 46 Railroad Place (Romanacci Restaurant), contingent upon compliance with recommendations and final inspections from Town departments and in accordance with the 2023 Pop-Up Dining Permit Policy. 

    

4. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Fire Department, to approve the Service Agreement between the Town of Westport and PoliceApp.com d/b/a FireFighterApp.com as it relates to registering for qualified candidate firefighter testing and access to job applicant information. 

    

5. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Fire Department, as a participating department in the Connecticut Fire Department Consortium, to approve the Agreement between the Town of Westport and Fire and Police Selection, Inc. (FPSI) to utilize online entry-level testing platform. 

    

6. To take such action as the meeting may determine, in accordance with Town Code Sec. C4-6, and upon the recommendation of the Parks & Recreation Commission, to approve the proposed fees for Athletic Program Spaces, to be effective as of September 1, 2024, as follows

    

   USER GROUP: Westport Leagues               Revenue by User Group

   Westport Youth Leagues                             $25 per participant per season

   Baseball/Softball Fields                               $75 per hour 

   Baseball/Softball Fields with Lights             $105 per hour  

   Synthetic Turf Fields                                   $100 per hour 

   Synthetic Turf Fields with Lights                 $130 per hour 

   Grass Fields                                                $50 per hour

   Grass Fields with Lights                              $80 per hour

   USER GROUP: All Others                          Revenue by User Group

   Baseball/Softball Fields                               $150 per hour 

   Baseball/Softball Fields with Lights             $180 per hour 

   Synthetic Turf Fields                                   $150 per hour 

   Synthetic Turf Fields with Lights                 $180 per hour 

   Grass Fields                                                $100 per hour

   Grass Fields with Lights                              $130 per hour 

7. In accordance with the Town of Westport Policy for Gifts to the Town, to review the accounting of monetary donations under $5,001 accepted by the First Selectwoman during the calendar year 2023. 

Jennifer S. Tooker, First Selectwoman