The City Council took two steps in approving a budget ordinance, last week, that might prove controversial when it is reviewed by the Municipal Accountability Review Board (MARB), which has final say. The council reduced Mayor Nancy N. Rossi’s … [Read more...] about Council OKs budget plan
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Rossi says MARB will get correct figures
With the Municipal Accountability Review Board (MARB) rejecting the city’s approved budget last week, the city has until June 15 to put together a package that will satisfy the pane. The MARB exercised its new oversight power after the city was … [Read more...] about Rossi says MARB will get correct figures
Council passes budget
The City Council’s passage of new budget ordinance on time, despite the ability to extend the process through June is a case of good news, bad news. Democratic Councilman-at-Large Ron Quagliani, who chairs the council, commended his fellow members … [Read more...] about Council passes budget
Budget review, regular order occupy council
With the budget deadline only two weeks away, the City Council has had a unique review of the document in the era of Wuhan Virus restrictions. According to City Council Chairman Ron Quagliani (D-at-large), despite the fact the panel has had to work … [Read more...] about Budget review, regular order occupy council
Rossi assails intransigent MARB plans
After rejecting her attempts to keep the city’s mill rate the same, and further rejecting counting as revenue the sale of two schools, Mayor Nancy Rossi came out swinging this week, saying she and the state panel overseeing city finances are far from … [Read more...] about Rossi assails intransigent MARB plans
MARB rejects Rossi budget
By Josh LaBella Voice Reporter The $163.3 million budget passed in the early hours of the morning last Wednesday was unanimously voted down by the Municipal Accountability Review Board in a meeting in Hartford the following Thursday. … [Read more...] about MARB rejects Rossi budget
MARB: How the city got to where it is today
By Mayor Nancy R. Rossi The City of West Haven has struggled with finances for decades. It was in 1991 that the state had to intervene and take over when city and state officialsdealt with deficits of around $17 million. In the spring of 2017, … [Read more...] about MARB: How the city got to where it is today
Council passes 5-year fiscal package
After months of haggling with the Municipal Accountability Review Board (MARB), the City Council bit the bullet, Monday night, and passed a five-year recovery plan that would include raising taxes over that time span. To make the pain even worse for … [Read more...] about Council passes 5-year fiscal package
Rossi hopes to avert Tier IV designation
Threats by the state’s review panel to put West Haven into its most stringent category of oversight, and virtually taking over city finances, came a step closer to reality last week with its monthly meeting in Hartford last week. The Municipal … [Read more...] about Rossi hopes to avert Tier IV designation
Deficit! FY17 audit in red
The city is, once again, in an operating deficit. That was the conclusion the city’s auditors came to when the much-delayed audit for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2017 was released last week. Mayor Nancy Rossi announced that the city … [Read more...] about Deficit! FY17 audit in red