The New Fairfield Board of Selectmen has adopted a proposed $12.9 million budget for the coming fiscal year.  The proposal would increase spending by 5.43 percent, or $816,000 more than the current year. 

The proposal has been sent to the New Fairfield Board of Finance. 

Non-payroll expenditures make up little more than half of the budget and salaries account for about 37 percent.  First Selectman Pat Del Monaco says there are holes in the current year budget for expenses they did not budget for, but this year for example road repair was included in the operation budget. 

The town funded portions of the current budget from other sources last year, other than taxpayer dollars.