Key numbers for Southingtonâs proposed budget Key numbers for Southingtonâs proposed budget March 01, 2021 08:52PM By Jesse Buchanan, Record-Journal staff By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff SOUTHINGTON â Town officials held a public hearing Monday night on a proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year that increases spending by $2.1 million. The spending plan is before the Board of Finance and will ultimately go to the Town Council for approval. Here are some key numbers in the proposed budget. $160.4 million Thatâs the total spending for town and school operating expenses, paying debts on borrowed money and some capital projects proposed for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Itâs about $2.1 million more than the current spending plan with the bulk of that hike going to contractual wage increases.