Camillo, School Officials To Present Proposed Budgets Jan. 24

GREENWICH, CT — Planning has been underway for weeks, but the process to craft spending plans for 2023-2024 will really ramp-up next week when First Selectman Fred Camillo and school officials present their proposed budgets to the Board of Estimate and Taxation Budget Committee.

The meeting will be open to the public and take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room beginning at 6 p.m., on Jan. 24. It will also be broadcast on Greenwich Community TV and the GCTV YouTube channel.

A public hearing will follow the presentations from Camillo, Superintendent of Greenwich Public Schools Dr. Toni Jones, and Board of Education Chair Joe Kelly, at 7 p.m.

Last month, the Board of Education approved a $182 million budget for 2023-2024 — a 2.9 percent, or $5.2 million increase over this year's spending plan.

The proposed budget calls for the reduction of eight full-time equivalent positions and 5.1 non-certified positions. As part of its guidelines, the BET asked for a reduction in head count.

The district's capital budget of $121,714,311 was approved in October.

Greenwich's municipal budget for fiscal year 2022-2023 was $464,985,954.

Beginning Jan. 31, the BET Budget Committee will embark on a lengthy review process of proposed expenditures and capital projects. The will then recommend a budget to the full BET, who will hold a public hearing of its own on March 29. The BET is scheduled to make a final decision on a recommended budget on April 4.

The Representative Town Meeting will have the final say in May. The RTM can only make cuts to budgets.

"This is undoubtedly a challenging year ahead given all of the priorities before the Town and the need to fund major projects like a new Central Middle School. Difficult choices are being made and we want the public to be involved and see how town spending is done," Camillo said in his weekly newsletter Friday.

The public can submit written comments on the proposed budgets here.