RTM Meeting
May 2, 3, & 4, 2011

TOWN MEETING NOTICE

All Representative Town Meeting members and inhabitants of the Town of Westport are hereby notified that a meeting of the town meeting members will be held at Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Ave., on Monday, May 2; Tuesday, May 3; and, if necessary, Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. for the following purposes:

1. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the estimate and recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Town of Westport for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.
2. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Town Railroad Parking Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.
3. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Town Sewer Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.
4. To take such action as the meeting may determine to require that property taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, shall be due and payable in four quarterly installments, and to designate the dates of the first days of July, October, January, and April as the dates upon which such installments shall be due and payable, and that all taxes in an amount of $100 or less shall be due and payable in a single installment on the first day of July.
5. To take such action as the meeting may determine to require that the motor vehicle tax shall be due and payable in a single installment.

The following items will also be considered as time permits:

 
6. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance to approve a request of the First Selectman for an appropriation of $30,000 to the Historic District Account (Fees & Services) for updating the Historic Resources Inventory which shall be fully reimbursed through the CLG Supplemental Grant at the completion of the project.

7. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance to approve a request of the Parks & Recreation Director for an appropriation of $26,690 to the Golf Account (Capital Equipment) to fund the purchase of a greens mower which shall be substantially reimbursed through the Department of Environmental Protection LEEF Program.

8. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance to approve a request of the Finance Director for an appropriation of $1,200,000 to the Pension Budget Account (OPEB Plan Funding) for the remaining fifty percent (50%) cost of the Town of Westport’s planned contribution to the OPEB Trust Fund for 2010-11 fiscal year.

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Hadley C. Rose, Moderator

See Agenda and Meeting Packet at link below:

Meeting Minutes:

• May 2, 2011
• May 3, 2011, with budget