Politics & Government
Schedule Released For Fairfield's Budget Sessions & Votes
The Representative Town Meeting is scheduled to vote on the 2025-26 town budget on May 5; the Board of Finance sets the mill rate on May 8.
FAIRFIELD, CT — The schedule has been released for sessions and votes on Fairfield's town budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, with the Board of Selectmen, Board of Finance and Representative Town Meeting to wrap up the process in early May.
Under the current budget for 2024-25, Fairfield is set to spend a total of $369.7 million to run the town, with a mill rate of 27.90 mills.
The budget sessions and vote schedules, which were released by First Selectman Bill Gerber, are below:
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Board of Selectmen
Monday, February 24 - Board of Selectmen – Budget Session #1
10 a.m. - via Zoom and 1st Floor Conference Room, Sullivan Independence Hall
Tuesday, February 25 - Board of Selectmen – Budget Session #2
10 a.m. - via Zoom and 1st Floor Conference Room, Sullivan Independence Hall
Wednesday, February 26 - Board of Selectmen - Budget Session #3
10 a.m. - via Zoom and 1st Floor Conference Room, Sullivan Independence Hall
Monday, March 3 - Board of Selectmen - Budget Deliberations & Vote
10 a.m. - via Zoom and 1st Floor Conference Room, Sullivan Independence Hall
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Board of Finance
Thursday, March 6 - Board of Finance – Budget Session #1
7 p.m. - via Zoom and BOE Conference Room 295 A/B, 501 Kings Hwy E.
Tuesday, March 11 - Board of Finance - Budget Session #2
7 p.m. - via Zoom and Fire Training School Classroom 111, 205 Richard White Way
Thursday, March 13 - Board of Finance - Budget Session #3
7 p.m. - via Zoom and BOE Conference Room 295 A/B, 501 Kings Hwy E.
Tuesday, March 18 - Board of Finance - Budget Session #4
7 p.m. - via Zoom and BOE Conference Room 295 A/B, 501 Kings Hwy E.
Thursday, March 20 - Board of Finance - Budget Session #5
7 p.m. - via Zoom and BOE Conference Room 295 A/B, 501 Kings Highway E.
Tuesday, March 25 - Board of Finance - Budget Session #6
7 p.m. - via Zoom and Fire Training School Classroom 111, 205 Richard White Way
Saturday, March 29 - Board of Finance - Budget Comment Session for Public*
9:30 a.m. - FLHS Auditorium, 785 Unquowa Road
*(Check agenda on how to submit comments/questions if you can’t attend in person)
Monday, March 31 - Board of Finance - Budget Make-Up Session, As Needed
7 p.m. - via Zoom and Fire Training School Classroom 102, 205 Richard White Way
Wednesday, April 2 - Board of Finance -Budget Deliberations & Vote
7:30 p.m. - via Zoom and BOE Conference Room 295 A/B, 501 Kings Hwy E.
Thursday, May 8 - Board of Finance – Mill Rate Setting
7:30 p.m. - via zoom and BOE Conference Room 295 A/B, 501 Kings Hwy E.
Representative Town Meeting (RTM)
Monday, April 7 - RTM Budget Session #1
7:00 p.m. – via zoom and BOE Conference Room 295 A/B, 501 Kings Hwy E.
Wednesday, April 9 - RTM Budget Session #2
7:00 p.m. – via zoom and BOE Conference Room 295 A/B, 501 Kings Hwy E.
Thursday, April 10 - RTM Budget Session #2
7:00 p.m. – via zoom and BOE Conference Room 295 A/B, 501 Kings Hwy E.
Monday, May 5 - RTM - Budget Deliberations & Vote
8 p.m. - via Zoom and BOE Conference Room 295 A/B, 501 Kings Hwy E.
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