Shelton Board of Aldermen adopts $141.6 million budget after debate over school funding and mill rate

The Board of Aldermen of the City of Shelton adopted a $141,625,610 budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and set the mill rate at 18.82 mills after debate over whether to hold the mill rate at 19.18 to cover additional Board of Education contractual costs.

The budget resolution, read into the record by Staff member Eric, amended the mayor’s budget documents and listed line-item revisions including revenue and expenditure changes. The resolution established collection dates for taxes and included an acceptance in principle of the capital improvement program. "Move to approve the following resolution. Be it resolved by the board of aldermen of the city of Shelton in accordance with 7 section 7.6 of the city charter, that the budget documents submitted by the mayor on 03/20/2025 be amended and such budget as amended be adopted as the official budget in Millwright for the city of Shelton for fiscal year…