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Commission approves separate caps and line‑item submissions; school leaders warn March deadline tight
Summary
The commission approved requiring separate appropriation caps for general government and the Board of Education and asked that the mayor and board submit line‑item budgets consistent with the cap; Norwalk Public Schools officials said the proposed March 21 timing would compress school budgeting processes and requested additional time.
The commission voted to propose that the city set two distinct caps — one for general government and one for the Board of Education — and to require the mayor and the Board of Education to submit line‑item budgets showing how their requests align with those caps. Commissioners said the change is intended to improve transparency so that elected officials and the public can see how a cap would affect school and municipal…
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