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Alders adopt technical fixes to general fund, set $1.77 million surplus for reserve and food aid; remove three proposed positions

3626417 · May 16, 2025
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At a budget meeting, the New Haven Board of Alders approved a technical amendment to the mayor’s proposed general fund budget, accepted staff corrections and allocated a resulting $1,770,439 surplus to an expenditure reserve and a subsidy for a local food‑assistance group.

At a budget meeting, the New Haven Board of Alders approved a technical amendment to the mayor’s proposed general fund budget, accepted staff corrections and allocated a resulting $1,770,439 surplus to an expenditure reserve and a subsidy for a local food‑assistance group.

Chair Adam Marshon said staff identified errors and updates that reduced expenditures by $3,195,439 and revenues by $1,425,000. “That means that should this technical amendment pass, there will be a surplus of $1,770,439,” Marshon said.

The board voted to move $1,425,000 into an expenditure reserve and to allocate the remaining $345,439 to the Connecticut Food Assistance Network (CFAN). The…

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