Annual Town Meeting

NOTICE OF ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

TOWN OF WOODSTOCK

May 2, 2023 7:00pm

The Annual Town Meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in town meetings of the Town of Woodstock, Connecticut, will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 7:00 PM at the Woodstock Middle School, 147B Route 169 in Woodstock.  The Meeting will be held to consider the following actions and to vote on the following resolutions:

    To elect a Moderator;

2)    To approve the proposed budget of the Town of Woodstock for the fiscal year ending June 30, 224, in the amount of $27,705,797.00 as has been recommended by the Board of Finance and to appropriate said sum to meet the recommended expenditures;

3)    To adopt a Capital Improvement Plan for a five-year period ending 2027-2028 as has been recommended by the Board of Finance; RESOLVED, that the Town of Woodstock’s local capital improvement projects of $12,320,761.00 and capital improvement plan as defined in Section 7-535 through 7-538, a copy of which plan is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk and available for public inspection during        normal business hours.

4)    To transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting; and

5)    To adjourn.

Please Note:  Pursuant to Section 7-7 of the Connecticut General Statues, the Woodstock Board of Selectmen have on their own initiative removed the foregoing Item #2 for submission to the voters of the Town of Woodstock by referendum to be held on May 9, 2023, from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM at the Woodstock Town Hall. Voters approving the questions will vote “Yes” and those opposing the questions will vote “No.” Absentee ballots will be available at the Office of the Town Clerk. 

Dated at Woodstock, Connecticut, this 13 day of April 2023. 

/s/Jay Swan, First Selectman  /s/Chandler Paquette, Selectman /s/Kate MacDonald, Selectman

Attest:  /s/Judy Walberg Town Clerk                                      

              ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MAY 2, 2023 FY 2024

RECEIPTS                                                      ESTIMATED                                            PROPOSED          

                                                                        2022-2023                                                2023-2024

Cash Available for Appropriation                        $191,106                                               $509,923

Prior Taxes, Interest & Leins, MVS                    $535,000                                                $515,000

State Grants:

Education                                                          $4,990,532                                            $4,876,707

Other State Money                                               $112,587                                               $110,093

Other Income                                                       $615,100                                                $653,500

Total Cash Balances & Receipts                        $6,444,325                                            $6,665,223

EXPENDITURES

Ordinary Expenditures:

General Government                                          $2,143,970                                              $2,176,753

Public Safety                                                          $976,739                                               $1,264,081

Highways                                                             $1,502,175                                              $1,530,737

Health, Recreation & Welfare                                  $574,992                                                $614,217

Contingency                                                              $70,000                                                   $60,000

Redemption of Debt                                                 $297,616                                                  $574,163

Board of Education Budget                                  $20,135,619                                             $21,485,846

Total Expenditures                                                 $25,701,111                                            $27,705,797

Less Cash Balances & Receipts                             $6,444,325                                               $6,665,223

TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION                             *$19,256,786                                            *$21,040,574

*SUBJECT TO CHANGE

                                                     *2023-2024 Proposed Mill Rate       22.41

                                                       2022-2023 Current Mill Rate          20.85

                                                                          Proposed Mill Increase  1.56