TOWN OF WEST WARWICK RHODE ISLAND 1170 Main Street West Warwick, RI  02893 (401) 822-9200 www.westwarwickri.org

 

TOWN OF WEST WARWICK

OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK

401.822.9201

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021

6:00 p.m.

 

FY22 BUDGET WORKSHOP

 

MINUTES

 

 

 

A.         Meeting called to order

 

The meeting called to order by Town Council President Gosselin at 6:07 p.m.

 

B.         Roll Call taken by Deputy Town Clerk

 

Councilman Licciardi

Councilman Messier

Councilwoman Williamson

Council Vice President D’Amico

Council President Gosselin

 

C.         Town Clerk declares a quorum.

 

D.        Town Manager overview of the budget process

 

Acting Town Manager, Knott highlighted the following:

 

This is the first of the two scheduled workshops of the Fy2022 proposed budget and all departments will present their budgets.

 

The proposed budget features an overall increase of around $5.4 million – although the Town Council has begun to work on whittling that down – which 2.1 million is on the municipal side while $3.3 million is on the school side.

 

The budget proposed includes a tax levy increase around 2% or just above $1.2 million tax rate under the managers proposed budget is projected 2.1% dependent on finalized tangible tax returns.

 

Funds included in the general government for our current collective bargaining processes. The capital expenditure request in this proposal is $436,000 contains 100% contribution of our pension arc $358, 000 was included for our property revaluation process in this fiscal year. The tax collection rate was increased from 96.8 % to 97% and the proposed use of $500,000 from the fund balance as a balancing mechanism.

 

 

E.         Budget Workshop – FY22 (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022)

 

The Town Council will hear the following proposed departmental budgets:

 

•    Building

•    Tax Assessor

•    Board of Assessment Review

•    Planning

•    Town Engineer

•    Zoning

•    Personnel

•    Town Manager

•    Finance

•    Tax Collector

•    Senior Center

•    Housing Board

•    Revenue

•    Debt Service

•    Street Lighting

 

For more detail information on the Workshop refer to Zoom

 

F.         Adjournment:

 

Motion to adjourn made by Councilman Messier, seconded by Councilwoman Williamson and approved by a voice vote.

 

The meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.