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Bridgeport budget committee amends budget to direct $35 million toward public schools; mill-rate changes proposed
Summary
The committee voted to amend the fiscal 2027 budget to pass through $35 million in new state and local funding to the Bridgeport Board of Education (including $15M labeled ECS equalization aid, $10M town/Pequot aid and a proposed $10M permanent local contribution), while approving revenue adjustments and staffing requests across city departments.
A Bridgeport City Council budget committee amended the mayor's proposed 2027 budget on May 9 to incorporate a $35 million package aimed at the public schools and to approve a set of related revenue and personnel changes. Committee leaders and staff said the package combines three separate pots: $15 million in new education equalization aid (ECS category), about $10 million the city could allocate from a Pequot-style town-aid lump, and a proposed $10 million permanent increase to the board's Minimum Budget Requirement funded by modest mill-rate adjustments.
Budget staff told the committee the state's enacted budget provides two distinct authorities: a one-time phase-in of new ECS/equalization funding and a separate non-recurring town-aid distribution. The administration's recommendation asks the council to (a) pass the $15 million ECS money through to the Board of Education as a restricted grant account, (b) redirect roughly $10 million of the Pequot-style…
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