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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Finance Board Holds Second Budget Round

By James Lomuscio

Westport’s Board of Finance sat down with representatives from five more municipal budget areas tonight, the board’s second round scrutinizing First Selectman First Gordon Joseloff’s proposed $73.5 million municipal budget for 2013-14, up about 2 percent over the current year.

Parks and Recreation Director Stuart McCarthy (r) addresses a Board of Finance work session tonight as (l-r) Finance Director Gary Conrad and First Selectman Gordon Joseloff listen. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) James Lomuscio for WestportNow.com

Officials from Human Services, Information Technology, Parks and Recreation, the Westport Public Library and Earthplace, all faced specific questions linked by a common theme—the goal of increased efficiency while being fiscally prudent.

Barbara Butler, human services director, requested a $1.017 million budget for next year, a more than $17,000 increase, or a 1.7 percent jump. Butler said the need for computer software costing $5,000 and increased instructor fees and supply costs, $2,000 each, at the Center for Senior Activities were among the reasons for the increase.

Eileen Zhang, IT director, asked for a $761,726 budget for next year, $50,000 more than the current year, a 7.03 percent increase. When asked by Avi Kaner, finance board chairman, about the need for the increase, Zhang said it would be used for new projects and hiring a project manager.

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