PRESS RELEASE

 MAYOR KOS ANNOUNCES APPROVED FY2020 BUDGET

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CHICOPEE – The City Council approved the budget for the City of Chicopee for the fiscal year 2020 on June 25, 2019. The budget, as proposed by Mayor Richard Kos to finance both the city and school operations, was approved without any changes.

The fiscal 2020 Municipal Budget for $201,267,946.92 represents a 2.77% increase from the prior year.

The approved budget for the Chicopee School Department was $89,546,477.00, which represents a 3.6% increase from the prior year. This budget included additional funding from the City of Chicopee in the amount of $1,500,000.00 to help fully fund the City of Chicopee's education needs.

The remainder of the budget which provides funding for Police and Fire, Parks and Recreations, Libraries, Veterans Services, Council on Aging, and all remaining municipal departments totaled $111,721,469.92 which was a 2.13% increase from the prior year.

Mayor Richard Kos said, "The city budget addresses the needs of our schools and public safety while continuing to respect our taxpayers. It continues to provide for the level of services our residents have come to enjoy."

"The Mayor's budget, which incorporates the school district's budget, reflects his and the City Council's support of public education in this City. Due to the additional dollars, the district will be receiving, and we will be able to provide more technology, restore our summer school program for students in grades 1 through 8, and hire five clinical social workers to address the ever-increasing social-emotional needs of our students. This budget demonstrates the great things that can be accomplished when the Mayor, City Council, School Committee and Superintendent work in collaboration and harmony to ensure that our students receive the best educational opportunities possible," said Richard W. Rege, Jr., Superintendent of Schools.

### 

Attached: City of Chicopee - FY 2019 Budget vs FY 2020 Budget