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Council approves $2.5 million education transfer, OKs $30,863 paving overage
Summary
The New London City Council on Nov. 3 approved an ordinance transferring $2.5 million from the general fund to the Board of Education’s FY26 operating budget and adopted a $30,863 ordinance to cover paving overages; both measures passed by roll call vote.
The New London City Council approved two budget-related ordinances during its Nov. 3 meeting, adopting a $2,500,000 transfer to supplement the Board of Education’s FY26 operating budget and a separate $30,863 ordinance to cover paving overages.
The education transfer (ordinance 11-03-25-01) was introduced by title and approved after council discussion about the Board of Education’s non‑lapsing (rainy day) fund. One council member described the transfer as drawing “two thirds of the rainy day fund” and urged future replenishment; other councilors said the non‑lapsing arrangement gives the school district stability and helps bridge shortfalls. The ordinance received unanimous affirmative votes among members present; the clerk recorded six yes votes.
Council also considered ordinance 11-03-25-02 to cover $30,863 in paving overages. A councilor had pulled the item to ask why the project exceeded a $20,000 threshold and to request better resident communication about paving schedules. City officials and the mayor said unexpected subsurface conditions—workers encountered dirt when milling several streets that lacked sufficient underlayment—required additional asphalt, accounting for roughly a 7% overage on that project. The council approved the paving overage by roll-call vote.
Both measures were taken under standard ordinance-reading procedure with first and second readings given by title before passage. The council’s action on the education transfer was described during debate as using the Board’s non‑lapsing funds that are held separately and not part of the city’s general lapsing budget; one speaker explained much of the student activity funding arrives as a federal pass‑through and therefore appears differently in city and board budget documents.
The council’s votes close those items for the current fiscal cycle; councilors signaled interest in more proactive communication to residents about paving schedules and continued attention to school funding and replenishing reserve balances.
The meeting then continued with other business and recognitions.
