The City Council will take its first vote on the 2009-2020 budget Monday.

Last week, the Finance Committee, which is made up of the seven city councilors, unanimously approved the $55.8 million budget, which represents a 3.1 percent increase over the current budget.

It would raise the tax rate by 47 cents, to $15.90 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The average Westbrook home, worth $199,400, would have a tax bill of $3,170, which is $93 more than last year.

The school department accounts for $33 million of the budget, which includes Westbrook Adult Education, and $20.4 million comes from the city. County taxes and payments made for tax increment finance agreements make up the rest of the expenditures.

The council will give final approval to the budget June 1, before residents vote whether to approve the school budget in a referendum June 9.

The meeting Monday will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 114 at Westbrook High School.