The group that decides how much you’ll pay in taxes will start hearing funding requests from city officials starting Tuesday, March 6.
The school board is asking for a budget-to-budget increase of 4.66 percent.
Superintendent Stephen Tracy will explain the school board’s request to the tax board.
All Derby tax board meetings are open to the public. Anyone may attend.
The meetings are scheduled to be held in the basement of Derby City Hall in the “media center.” City Hall is at 1 Elizabeth St.
A formal public hearing, where residents can sound off on the proposed spending plan, has yet to be scheduled.
It is going to be a tough budget year in Derby, as the city just went through a city-wide revaluation, as mandated by state law.
The tax board meeting schedule is as follows (note — it is always a good idea to check with City Hall to make sure the meeting is still happening):
TUESDAY, MARCH 6
7 p.m. — Derby Board of Education
MARCH 13
7 p.m. — Derby Fire Department
7:30 p.m. — Fire Marshal
7:45 p.m. — Office of Emergency Management
8 p.m. — Storms Ambulance and Rescue
8:15 p.m. — Derby Police Department
MARCH 20
7 p.m. — Derby Public Works
8 p.m. — City Hall departments (mayor, building department, assessor, etc.)
MARCH 27
7 p.m. — Treasurer, others … final deliberations among tax board members could begin
