Government

Public Meetings

State law requires that the public's business be conducted in public. Therefore, except in an emergency, a notice of every meeting of any governmental body must be filed with the City Clerk and posted at least forty-eight hours (not including Sundays and legal holidays) prior to said meeting. View the schedule of upcoming public meetings and hearings scheduled by Town of Wardscott departments, boards and commissions.

Minutes from the last four meetings are available to view and download below. View the complete list of minutes that are currently available online (through start of calendar year 2007).

Recent Meeting Minutes
Type of Meeting Date Microsoft Word Acrobat PDF
Town Council 5/31/08 Word DOC Town Council 5/31/08 meeting minutes PDF of Town Council 5/31/08 meeting minutes
Zoning Department 5/30/08 Word DOC Zoning Department 5/30/08 meeting minutes PDF of Zoning Department 5/30/08 meeting minutes
Town of Wardscott Public Schools 5/23/08 Word DOC Town of Wardscott Public Schools 5/23/08 meeting minutes PDF of Town of Wardscott Public Schools 5/23/08 meeting minutes
Town Council 5/17/08 Word DOC Town Council 5/17/08 meeting minutes PDF of Town Council 5/17/08 meeting minutes

Budget Information

The transportation department is currently undergoing an audit of their spending over the past three fiscal years. Data for the current fiscal year will be evaluated after its completion.

Comparison of Adopted Budget Amounts and Actual Spending for Transportation Department, 2004-2006
Fiscal Year Budget $ in millions % of budget
2006-2007 Adopted 14.7 19%
Actual 15.0 20%
Difference -0.3 +1%
2005-2006 Adopted 14.2 18%
Actual 15.2 21%
Difference -1.0 +3%
2004-2005 Adopted 14.5 18%
Actual 14.0 17.5%
Difference +0.5 -0.5%

How your Tax Dollar is Spent

chart of budget (click for data)

The chart to the right shows how each dollar paid in taxes is distributed, based on the adopted budget for the 2007–2008 fiscal year. View chart data as text.