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  • Town Manager Proposes Budget for FY 2025-2026

    Town Manager Proposes Budget for FY 2025-2026

    The Town Manager has submitted a proposed budget for FY 25-26, which can be viewed online. 

    Highlights

    • Proposed Budget: $103,666,114, representing an increase of 3.59% and a mill rate of 30.99, an increase of 1.82 mills.
    • Financial pressures, according to the town manager, include the revaluation of residents’ home values, and a reduction in the 2024 grand list, partly driven by “tax appeals and a change in State legislation on how motor vehicles are assessed.”
    • Town positions:
      • The Town Manager proposes unfreezing the role of Economic Development Director and continuing the freeze of the Library Assistant Director position. A new Patrol Officer proposed by the Police Chief was not included in this budget.

    Next Steps

    The budget must be passed by 3rd Monday in May per town charter. If the Town Council is unable to pass a budget, the Town Manager’s budget will be the fallback. The budget will be formally presented by the Town Manager on April 22nd, with subsequent budget workshops and public hearings that cover all of the various departments.

  • Budget Public Hearing and Town Council Meeting

    Budget Public Hearing and Town Council Meeting

    April 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

    Budget Hearing

    The Town Manager has submitted a proposed budget for FY 2025 -2026, which can be viewed online. At 7:00, the Town Council hold the public hearing of the budget. In the followng weeks, the town will host a series of workshops on the budget, including presentations from department heads. A budget must be formally adopted by the Town Council by the third Monday of May.

    The budget presentation will be at 7:00pm and last for 30 minutes, after which the Town Council will host its regular meeting.

    Related:

    Councilor Theroux has written about the pressures faced by the town resulting in the current budget.

    Town Council Agenda

    I. Pledge of Allegiance

    II. Public Comment This portion of the meeting is specifically set aside for comments from the public, who are asked to limit their comments to two minutes. Any person interested in providing public comment via email should email publicmeetings@rockyhillct.gov prior to 4 p.m. on the day of the meeting to have their public comment read into the record.

    III. Appointments/ Resignations

    IV. Approval of Minutes A. Town Council Meeting – April 7, 2025

    V. Subcommittee Reports

    A. Finance
    B. Government Operations
    C. Public Safety
    D. Senior Liaison
    E. Land Acquisition and Farmland Preservation
    F. Liaison to the State Representative and the State Senator
    G. School Liaison H. Capital Improvements Committee
    I. Economic Development Subcommittee

    VI. Consent Agenda

    VII. Old Business
    A. Discussion/Possible Action – Resolution – Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority

    VIII. New Business A. Discussion/Possible Action – Transfer of Funds – Internal Service Fund – Board of Education

    IX. Mayor’s Report

    X. Town Manager’s Report

    XI. Adjournment

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