City holds public hearings for budget, rental registry
NORWICH – The Common Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday night to discuss their proposed rental registration ordinance and the proposed city budget.
Code Enforcement Officer Jason Lawrence has been heading the proposed rental registration plan for months. Already instituted in many of the larger cities in the surrounding areas, the rental registration would require all landlords to register with the city, making it easier for city officials to contact them if there were a problem. The ordinance would require a local contact be named if the landlord is out of the area, and lists a series of fees and fines for registration and code violations.
The city has already held one public hearing on this topic, receiving a mixed reaction from those in attendance. Many landlords disliked the fee system and called it unfair, while other residents were relieved to see some action being taken.
The public hearing will also include comment on the proposed city budget. The budget, which was made available last week, proposes a 5.85 percent tax rate increase. City Finance Director William Roberts insists that this amount is more amiable than the initial 38 percent he came up with when first compiling the numbers. Despite the increase, the proposed budget includes cuts to several departments. Rising costs and a lack of new revenue account for a large portion of the increase.
The public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night at Norwich City Court.
Code Enforcement Officer Jason Lawrence has been heading the proposed rental registration plan for months. Already instituted in many of the larger cities in the surrounding areas, the rental registration would require all landlords to register with the city, making it easier for city officials to contact them if there were a problem. The ordinance would require a local contact be named if the landlord is out of the area, and lists a series of fees and fines for registration and code violations.
The city has already held one public hearing on this topic, receiving a mixed reaction from those in attendance. Many landlords disliked the fee system and called it unfair, while other residents were relieved to see some action being taken.
The public hearing will also include comment on the proposed city budget. The budget, which was made available last week, proposes a 5.85 percent tax rate increase. City Finance Director William Roberts insists that this amount is more amiable than the initial 38 percent he came up with when first compiling the numbers. Despite the increase, the proposed budget includes cuts to several departments. Rising costs and a lack of new revenue account for a large portion of the increase.
The public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night at Norwich City Court.
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