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Norwalk committee advances draft ordinance requiring fiscal-impact statements for new or amended laws
Summary
The Ordinance Committee voted to send a draft ordinance to public hearing that would require departments to prepare fiscal-impact statements describing staffing, operational and capital effects when a city ordinance is proposed or amended; members asked for clearer definitions of “significant amendment,” a standardized departmental template and a grace period for departments to prepare.
The Norwalk City Ordinance Committee on March 17 voted to send a proposed ordinance requiring fiscal-impact statements to a public hearing, after an extended discussion about scope and implementation.
Staff presented a draft that would require departments to attach a fiscal-impact statement describing potential effects on staffing, operations and capital expenditures before ordinances or substantive amendments are considered. "This is a strong, well-structured…
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