Budgeting

Please Note...

The proposed budget document will be available for sale on April 4, 2023 in the City Clerk's office for $14. 

Description

This function is done by the comptroller and deputy comptroller. They assist the city manager in estimating revenues and expenditures for his proposed annual operating budget.

The city’s annual budget document has received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award every year since fiscal year 2000-01. The comptroller and deputy comptroller also monitor departments’ spending during the year to make certain that the departments are within their appropriations.  

Proposed Budget

Budget Documents - includes handouts & slides from departmental budget hearings
Streaming Council Meeting Video - this link will show CTN video when a Council meeting is not in session
Budget Hearing Videos
City Council Agenda, Minutes, Videos
City Council Webpage
Municipal Meetings Calendar

Adopted Budgets

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The annual budget process includes the adoption of budgets for the:

  • General Fund, which includes the appropriation for most of the city departments, including the Board of Education
  • Capital Improvement Fund
    • The City Charter requires that the city include the amount of at least 2% of the prior year's General Fund budget for the current year's capital improvement budget (roughly $2.7 million).
  • City Consolidation District
    • The salary and benefits for the career firefighters who serve the CCD
  • Town Consolidation District
    • The relief fund contribution, tax abatements, and workers' compensation costs for the volunteer firefighters who serve the TCD (East Great Plain, Laurel Hill, Occum, Taftville, and Yantic)
  • Norwich Public Utilities

Summary of Annual Budget Process

September - December

  • City manager and comptroller meet with member of City Council to discuss priorities for next fiscal year budget
  • Comptroller's office sends out budget request instructions to operating departments and outside agencies
  • Department heads and outside agencies return their budget requests to comptroller's office 

January - February

  • City manager and comptroller meet with department heads and outside agencies to discuss their budget requests
  • Comptroller calculates revenue estimates for following fiscal year 

March

April

  • First Monday in April - City manager presents proposed budget to City Council
  • Prior to Third Monday in April - Public Hearing on proposed budget

May 

  • By 2nd Monday in May - Council tentatively adopts a budget
  • Prior to 3rd Monday in May - Public Hearing on Tentatively Adopted budget

June

  • By second Monday in June - City Council adopts a budget for following fiscal year