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Norwalk council debates splitting budget caps for BOE and city and giving council direct role in BET; no consensus reached
Summary
Council members debated proposed charter changes to the budget process: splitting spending caps between the Board of Education and the rest of the city, requiring cap‑compliant budgets, and adding a council representative to the BET — with disagreement over whether that representative should be a voting member.
Council members reviewed proposed changes to the municipal budget process and the role of the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET). Nora and others proposed two related changes: (1) require the BET to review and present a cap‑compliant budget separately for the Board of Education and for the remainder of city functions, and (2) create a designated council representative to sit on the BET to increase council involvement in budget review. On caps, Nora proposed language that would set two ceilings — one for the Board of Education and one for the rest of the city — and require the BET…
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