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West Haven council approves dozens of line‑item changes, adds digitization and animal‑control staffing
Summary
During a lengthy budget session, the West Haven City Council approved numerous line‑item adjustments across departments, passed a two‑year $200,000 capital digitization project for engineering, and added one full‑time humane officer in animal control; members also cut $150,000 from unallocated contingency.
The West Haven City Council on Wednesday approved a series of budget adjustments ranging from small classification transfers to multi‑year capital investments as it worked through the mayor’s suggested changes and member amendments.
The council approved dozens of line‑item motions after staff explained technical details or pointed to multi‑year averages. Among the larger decisions, members added a two‑year capital notation to fund engineering digitization — $100,000 in FY26 and $100,000 in FY27 — to capture and preserve paper records the department currently holds, and approved funding for a new full‑time humane officer in animal…
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