Derby Approves Budget With Steep Tax Increase

by Eugene Driscoll | Apr 16, 2024 8:47 pm

DERBY – The Derby Board of Apportionment and Taxation approved a $53.1 million budget Tuesday (April 16) that raises the mill rate by 11.9 percent.

The budget goes into effect on July 1. 

The new mill in Derby is 43.2 mills. That is 4.6 mills higher than the current mill rate of 38.6.

A single-family house on Hawthorne Avenue assessed at $112,000 will pay an additional $515 in property taxes.

A house on Sentinel Hill Road assessed at $220,150 will pay $1,000 more in taxes.

This is the first budget under Mayor Joseph DiMartino, who was elected in November.

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Derby Hires Brian Hall As Finance Director

by Eugene Driscoll | Apr 14, 2024 5:49 pm

DERBY – Members of the Board of Aldermen & Alderwomen voted unanimously on Thursday (April 11) to hire Brian Hall as the city’s financial director.

Hall has been interim finance director since December 2023.

The board voted to hire Hall at a salary of $150,000. He has a one-year contract with the city, according to Mayor Joseph DiMartino’s office. Hall’s new title is official on Monday (April 15).

“The obvious is that he’s very bright and extremely good at what he does,” Mayor DiMartino said in an email to The Valley Indy. ​“What is less obvious about Brian and even more valuable, is his ability to explain his work, findings, and recommendations in terms that everyone can understand.” 

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