Town Meeting- May 30-Town and BOE Budgets & Ordinances- Results

Posted 5/31/23

The Annual Town Meeting was held on May 3oth. The results are below.

  1. To appropriate the funds necessary for the Board of Selectmen’s Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the amount of $2,470,871 (two million, four hundred seventy thousand, eight hundred seventy-one dollars). APPROVED
  2. To appropriate the funds necessary for the Board of Education Budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 in the amount of $7,055,334 (seven million, fifty-five thousand, three hundred thirty-four dollars). APPROVED
  3. To appropriate the funds necessary for the Capital Projects Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the amount of $380,000 (three hundred eighty thousand dollars) from the unassigned fund. APPROVED
  4. To consider and act on the following proposed Ordinances:
        • Library and Board of Trustees Ordinance  APPROVED
        • Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance  APPROVED

Annual Town Meeting slideshow, minutes, and link to the YouTube video is below.

The town government slide show.

Annual Town Meeting Minutes- 5/30/23

The meeting can be viewed on the Town of Voluntown- Government YouTube channel. We apologize for the sound as the microphones were out of order!

The Board of Selectmen held a special meeting following the town meeting and set the mill rate to 27.77, which is no change. The minutes are below.

Special Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes- 5/30/23

TOWN OF VOLUNTOWN
Notice of Annual Town Meeting
MAY 30, 2023

 

This public meeting is being held in person and will be livestreamed on the town YouTube channel which is: Town of Voluntown, CT-Government, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXdF6kZQMhDVNetgjDX2MAQ. Eligible residents and electors must be present in person to participate and vote.

The electors and citizens qualified to vote in the annual budget meeting of the Town of Voluntown are hereby warned that the annual town meeting will be held on Tuesday May 30, 2023 at the Voluntown Elementary School, 195 Main St, in Voluntown, Connecticut, at 7:00 pm for the following purposes. 

  1. To appropriate the funds necessary for the Board of Selectmen’s Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the amount of $2,470,871 (two million, four hundred seventy thousand, eight hundred seventy-one dollars).
  2. To appropriate the funds necessary for the Board of Education Budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 in the amount of $7,055,334 (seven million, fifty-five thousand, three hundred thirty-four dollars).
  3. To appropriate the funds necessary for the Capital Projects Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the amount of $380,000 (three hundred eighty thousand dollars) from the unassigned fund.
  4. To consider and act on the following proposed Ordinances:
        • Library and Board of Trustees Ordinance
        • Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

First Selectman                                Selectman                               Selectman

           Tracey Hanson                               Mark Oulton                             Robert Thevenet

Proposed Town Government Budget FY23/24

Proposed Board of Education Budget FY/23/24

Capital Improvement Plan Report and Recommendations with Capital Improvement Plan 2020-30 

Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

Library and Board of Trustees Ordinance

Letter to Residents

Public Hearing

A Public Hearing was held on May 16 for the government budget, Library and Board of Trustees Ordinance, and Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. It was livestreamed on the Town of Voluntown- Government YouTube and can be viewed below. The slideshow is also below.

Public Hearing Slide Show

 

May 11, 2023

Voluntown Residents,

The Board of Selectmen approved the 2023-2024 General Government Budget Proposal at the May 9, 2023 meeting. The 2023-2024 General Government Budget Proposal shows an increase of $87,454.

Community input on the proposed budget, and on the proposed Flood Prevention and Library and Library Trustees ordinances will be gathered at the May 16, 2023 Public Hearing that will be held at the Town Hall Meeting Room at 6:00PM. It will be livestreamed on the Town of Voluntown- Government YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXdF6kZQMhDVNetgjDX2MAQ) where the hearing can be viewed only. Questions must be asked in person, or submitted to the Board before 4:00PM on May 16 to jzelinsky@voluntown.gov. Questions submitted via email will be answered during the Public Hearing.

2023- 2024 General Government Budget Proposal Key Changes:

  • The cost of the Planning & Development Director has been paid for the last two years by ARPA funds. The expense of this position is now incorporated into the Board of Selectmen’s budget, and the Planning & Zoning Commission’s budget.
  • Public Works shows an increase of $29,028. This is due to the additional lease for a new plow truck, and the addition of a line item for engineering costs.
  • A full-time Zoning and Land Use Secretary and General Office Secretary position has been added. This was previously a part-time position.
  • Cyber security insurance has increased, and cyber security features are being implemented.

 

At this time, we are unable to determine the mill rate. We are waiting on the State budget to see if the $95,043.00 cut to the Education Cost Sharing grant goes through. On a positive note, the Town projects a $120,000 revenue increase. If we get cut in the ECS funding, we anticipate a slight mill rate increase. If not, there will be a slight mill rate decrease.

The Annual Town Meeting will be held on May 30, 2023 at the Voluntown Elementary School gymnasium at 7:00PM.

 Sincerely,

Tracey Hanson