Politics & Government
Fairfield Patch Guide to Budget Season 2012 [Updated]
Check this story regularly for updates.
Update, Feb. 27
Tuesday's joint Board of Selectmen/Board of Finance meeting has been moved to the Library and will start at 6:30 p.m.
The agenda for the meeting is attached to the article's photo gallery.
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Update, Feb. 17
The meeting location for the next budget meeting, Feb. 28, may be changed due to a scheduling conflict with the Board of Education. Check this article for a confirmed location.
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Board of Finance Chairman Tom Flynn said at Thursday's budget session that the agenda for the Feb. 28 meeting is to discuss revenue and to vote on both the Board of Education and town's capital improvement requests.
Flynn said the boards will discuss tax rates and levies during the Feb. 28 meeting.
PDFs of the proposed 2012-2013 budget and capital requests have been added to the photo gallery. A detailed booklet on the operational budget was not provided at the meeting and should be available later today.
Original Story, Feb. 16
Welcome to budget season. was just the beginning.
Tonight's joint and budget meeting kicks off the marathon of upcoming budget sessions and eventually, the final RTM vote.
Patch is here to try to make the next few months a little easier on you. You can refer to our “Budget 2012 Topics Page,” where you'll find -- all in one place -- any and all articles, announcements, meetings, and events as they’re published on Fairfield Patch.
This particular article will be updated regularly throughout budget season, which is scheduled to end on May 7 with the RTM vote.
Once the documents become available, the 2012 town-side budget and capital projects PDFs will be added to this article’s photo gallery for your convenience.
Below is the current schedule of public budget sessions. Check back regularly for any updates and additions to the schedule.
Date Time Meeting Location Thurs,. Feb. 16 7 p.m. Joint Board of Finance and Board of Selectmen: Town Budget Presentation; Board of Education: Non-recurring Capital Projects Presentation 501 Kings Highway East - Board of Education Meeting Room Tues,. Feb. 28 6:30 p.m. Public Budget Session - Town Budget; Capital requests voteLibrary
Thurs., March 1 7 p.m. Public Budget Session - Board of Education 501 Kings Highway East Tues., March 6, 7 p.m. Public Budget Session - Town Budget 501 Kings Highway East Thurs., March 8 7 p.m. Public Budget Session - Town Budget 501 Kings Highway East Mon. March 12 7 p.m. Public Budget Session - Board of Education 501 Kings Highway East Wed. March 14 7 p.m. Public Budget Session - Town Budget 501 Kings Highway East Tues., March 20 7 p.m. Public Executive Session - Discussion 501 Kings Highway East Sat., March 24 9:30 a.m. Public Budget Open Session - for public comment Mon., March 26 3:30 p.m. Selectmen's Public Executive Session 501 Kings Highway East Wed., March 28 7 p.m. Public Executive Budget Session 501 Kings Highway East Thurs., March 29 7 p.m. Public Executive Budget Session - Vote 501 Kings Highway East Mon., May 7 8 p.m. Special Budget Meeting of the RTM (scheduled RTM vote)
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