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

 

WEST WARWICK TOWN COUNCIL

Special Town Council Meeting

Town Council Chambers

December 5, 2023

6:00 P.M.

 

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M I N U T E S

 

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A.         Meeting called to order by the Town Council President at 6:02 P.M.

 

B.         Roll Call taken by Town Clerk          

Town Council

Councilman Jason Licciardi - Present

Councilman Jason Messier - Present

Council Vice President Maribeth Williamson - Present

Council President David Gosselin - Present

 

School Committee

Chairperson Luis Colon - Absent

Vice-Chairperson Rene Coutu - Present

Susan St. Amand - Absent

Joseph DiMartino - Absent

Angela Coburn - Present

                       

C.         Quorum of the Town Council on Record Declared by Town Clerk

 

D.        Statutory pre-budget consultation between the West Warwick School Committee and West Warwick Town Council pursuant to RIGL 16-2-21 and a review of revenue and expenditure projections

 

K. Benoit, Finance Director, explains that these numbers are very preliminary.  They are based on a 2% levy increase.

 

K. Tarasevich, Superintendent of Schools, reiterated that the numbers presented are very preliminary.  The school is in the middle of their budget buildout.  State aid numbers are unknown.  They are committed to partnering with the Town.

 

J. Spagna, Finance Director for the School, explained that they will not know the state aid numbers until right before the referendum.  State aid was 2.5 million dollars over projection in the FY23-24 budget.   As of today, the budget stands at $76,600,000.00.  That number is expected to fluctuate. 

E.         Adjournment

 

MOTION made by J. Messier, seconded by M. Williamson to adjourn at 6:09 PM.            All Ayes

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Sarah S. Rapose, CMC

Town Clerk