Notice of Annual Virtual Town Budget Meeting - April 19, 2021 - 5:30 p.m.

TOWN OF STONINGTON
NOTICE OF VIRTUAL ANNUAL TOWN BUDGET MEETING

MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021 - 5:30 P.M.

https://townofstonington.webex.com/townofstonington/j.php?MTID=ma204a704...

-OR-

 Via audio:

Dial: 1-408-418-9388

Enter Access Code: 129 949 8734#

The meeting will also be streamed live from WebEx to the Town of Stonington’s Facebook page

The Annual Town Budget Meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in Town Meetings of the Town of Stonington will be held virtually on Monday, April 19, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. for the following purpose to wit:

To appropriate sufficient sum or sums of money to carry on the various divisions of Town Government for the following purposes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, all of which have been approved and recommended by the Board of Finance to the extent of the amount appearing opposite each (a copy of the detailed budget is available to view in the Town Clerk’s Office 152 Elm Street, Stonington, CT 06378 during normal business hours or online at www.stonington-ct.gov):

OFFICE OF THE SELECTMAN                                        $          1,051,514    

DEPT. OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES                       $          4,617,710

DEPT. OF ASSESSMENT                                                 $             362,354

DEPT. OF FINANCE                                                         $          1,711,473 

DEBT SERVICE                                                                $          8,134,208 

DEPT. OF PLANNING & LAND USE                              $             529,780

DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS                                            $          7,377,486 

DEPT. OF POLICE SERVICES                                        $          6,541,226

DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES                                       $          1,701,865 

BOARD OF EDUCATION                                                $        38,335,596 

SCHEDULE C:

LAND, BLDGS, IMPROVEMENTS & EQUIPMENT        $          2,773,319

TOTAL EXPENDITURES                                                 $        73,136,531

The Board of Finance’s recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 carries a 23.85 mil rate.  Of the above budget, the amount to be raised by taxes is $67,410,306.

PARTICIPATION:  The meeting will be held virtually through the WebEx platform.  Residents can join via computer using the link provided or through audio on a phone line.  Residents wanting to comment during the meeting must join either via the WebEx link or by dialing in on the phone line.  The meeting will also be streamed to Facebook for those wanting to watch, but not comment.

COMMENTS:  Residents joining on their computers via the WebEx link will click on participants then click “raise hand button” located next to your name on the screen.  The host will call upon you to speak.

Residents who have dialed in via phone line will press *3 to “raise your hand”.  When it is your turn to speak you will hear a prompt telling you to press *6 to unmute your line.  At that time, you are able to speak in the meeting. 

VOTING: A referendum will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Please see the legal notice regarding the Adjourned Annual Town Budget Meeting for further details.

Dated at Stonington, Connecticut this 7^th day of April, 2021. 

  /s/ Danielle Chesebrough, First Selectman

  /s/ June D. Strunk, Selectwoman

  /s/ Debbie Motycka Downie, Selectwoman