Public Comment Period Regarding Tier IV Designation
On April 14, 2022, the Municipal Accountability Review Board adopted findings that the fiscal condition of the City of West Haven warrants designation as a Tier IV municipality and to make a recommendation for such designation. The finding was based on an evaluation of the criteria in CGS Section 7-576e(2) detailed in a report.
The statute provides for a 30-day public comment period. Following the public comment period, the recommendation, report of findings, and a report regarding the comments received, will be forwarded to the Governor. The Governor may approve or disapprove the board’s recommended designation.Notice of the public comment period was posted on April 14, 2022.
The public comment period closed on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
The Final Report from the MARB (including the public comment received)
Background Information: Municipal Finances:
ELECTRONIC AUDIT REPORT SYSTEM (EARS) (Includes Municipal Audits)
is a web site made available by the Municipal Finance Services Section of the Office of EARS Policy and Management (OPM) to provide independent auditors an electronic process for uploading audit reports of their clients on-line. State grantor agencies and the public will be able to access and view the reports that have been filed on EARS. These reports include the audit reports that must be submitted each year submitted by municipalities.
Municipal Fiscal Indicators:
Municipal Fiscal Indicators is an annual compendium of information compiled by the Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance, Municipal Finance Services Unit (MFS). The data contained in Indicators provides key financial and demographic information on municipalities in Connecticut.
Municipal Fiscal Indicators contains the most current financial data available for each of Connecticut's 169 municipalities. The majority of this data was compiled from the audited financial statements that are filed annually with the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance. This database of information includes selected demographic and economic data relating to, or having an impact upon, a municipality’s financial condition. The most recent edition is for the Fiscal Years Ended 2018-2022 that was produced in September of 2024. The latest information is available online only and is not available in book format. This edition was produced and published on the new STARS platform. It was based upon the self-reporting by municipalities of their own audited data that was submitted into OPM's Fiscal Health Monitoring System.
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Information Regarding Municipalities Referred to the MARB:
| West Haven: | Hartford: | Sprague: |
| MOA between OPM and Town of Sprague | ||
| City of West Haven Charter and Code | City of Hartford Charter and Code Ordinances | |
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West Haven Bond Rating Reports:
S&P Rating 10/2/2013
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Hartford Bond Rating Reports:
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| West Haven Collective Bargaining Status 1/29/18 | Hartford Collective Bargaining Status 1/29/18 | |
| Policies and Procedures Summary | Policies and Procedures Summary | |
| West Haven Mayor's Proposed FY19 Budget | Hartford Recovery Plan | |
| Tentative Agreement City of West Haven and Dispatchers | Tentative Agreement city BOE and School Special Police Officers | |
| 2017 West Haven Audit Report | Hartford's Recommended Budget FY 19 | |
| OPEB Valuation for the Allingtown Fire Department | Request to OPM for Municipial Restucturing Funds | |
| OPEB Valuation for the City of West Haven | ||
| West Haven MOA - Executed Copy | ||
Additional information:
For more information about the Municipal Accountability Review Board, please contact opm.marb@ct.gov.