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TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS

EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT

MARCH 10, 2009

SPECIAL MEETING/BUDGET


PRESENT Chair Richard F. Kehoe, Vice Chair William P. Horan, Jr., Majority Leader
                Marcia A. Leclerc, Minority Leader Donald H. Pitkin, Councillors Marc I.
                Weinberg, Barbara-Ann Rossi, Linda A. Russo, Patricia A. Harmon, and
Eric A. Thompson

Chair Kehoe called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m.  He announced the exit locations in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes § 29-381, after which the Council joined him in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Adoption of the 2009-2010 Budget

MOTION  By Marcia Leclerc
                seconded by Barbara Rossi  
                to adopt the following budget for 2009-2010 in accordance
                with Section 6.4(b) of the Town Charter, as follows:
                That the Mayor’s proposed budget which
                resulted in the Town Government Budget of-------------------$   62,328,106
                Board of Education Budget of--------------------------------------$   79,000,000
                and a Debt Service payment of -----------------------------------$     8,607,603
                and a Capital Improvement Budget of--------------------------- $     1,450,464
                
                for a total budget of ---------------------------------------------------$ 151,386,173

                be amended as follows:


Account Number
Description
Amount
Comments
G0350-42528
PILOT Telephone
                      (82,000)
Decrease in exempted switching equipment
G0760-49692
Grave Opening Fees
                          2,256
Estimated revenue increase based on trend
G0780-46420
Recycling Leaf Bags
                          2,000
Estimated revenue increase based on trend
Subtotal - Revenue Increase (Decrease)
                      (77,744)
G3300-60141
IT - Overtime
                        (2,000)
Town Council directed reductions
G3600-60141
Assessor - Overtime
                        (1,000)
Town Council directed reductions
G3700-60141
Tax Office - Overtime
                        (1,000)
Town Council directed reductions
G5204-60110
Police Operations - Permanent services
                        66,000
Town Council directed increase
G5204-60141
Police Operations - Overtime
                      (66,000)
Town Council directed reductions
G5317-60110
Fire Suppression - Permanent Services
                    (208,152)
Town Council directed reductions
G5317-67215
EMS - Uncollectible
                        (4,500)
Town Council directed reductions
G6100-60141
Inspections - Overtime
                        (2,000)
Town Council directed reductions
G7300-63365
Highway - Uniforms/Clothing
                        (8,000)
Town Council directed reductions
G7400-63410
Waste - Tipping Fees
                      219,000
Town Council directed increase
G7700-62321
Fleet - Gasoline and Diesel
                      (50,000)
Town Council directed reductions
G7800-62990
Building Maintenance - Heating Oil
                      (25,000)
Town Council directed reductions
G9812-60120
Patriotic Commission - Commission Clerk Wages
                             765
Town Council directed increase
G9812-63495
Patriotic Commission - Patriotic Activities
                          5,943
Town Council directed increase
G9815-60122
BAA - Other Services
                        (1,800)
Town Council directed reductions
G9990-69999
Board of Education
                 (2,000,000)
Reduce allocation until stimulus and State aid become clear
G9600-63492
Contingency - Reserve
                   2,000,000
Reduce allocation until stimulus and State aid become clear
Subtotal Expenditures Increase (Decrease)
                      (77,744)
Net Revenue Increase (Decrease) over Expenditures Increase (Decrease)
                                -   
        

Motion carried 9/0.


MOTION  By Marcia Leclerc
                seconded by Eric Thompson
                to adopt the following receipts for the
                 2009-2010 uniform fiscal year in accordance
                with Section 6.4(b) of the Town Charter as follows:             
                
Grand List as of October 1, 2008                        $    3,103,953,346

                Tax Collection Rate 97.77
        Mill Rate 31.6739                
        Generating taxes of                                      $      96,122,673
        (Local Elderly & Veteran's Relief)                      -           800,000
        Other Receipts                                   $      55,985,756          
                                                                  ______________        

        Total Revenue                           
        Mot
MOTION  By Marcia Leclerc
                 seconded by Barbara Rossi
                that the taxes for the uniform fiscal
                year 2009-2010 will be due and payable
                as follows:  one half on July 1, 2009 and
                one half on January 1, 2010, except when
                the tax due is not in excess of $300 and
                then it shall be due and payable in full on
                July 1, 2009, or when the property tax due is in an amount less than
$5.00, such tax shall be waived pursuant to C.G.S. Section 12-144c.

Motion carried 9/0.                           

        

Resolution Approving the Proposed Parks and Recreation Special Revenue Program and Budget for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010

MOTION  By Marcia Leclerc
                seconded by Don Pitkin  
                to adopt the following resolution:

BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED:

That the East Hartford Town Council does hereby approve the Mayor’s recommendation for the Special Fund for Parks and Recreation Programs to be conducted during the fiscal year 2009-2010 on a self-supporting basis, and further requires that any new programs to be offered under Parks and Recreation Special Programs Fund must first be approved by the Town Council.  The Council further requires that any excess funds accruing in this account at the end of each fiscal year, as determined by the independent auditors, shall be transferred to the General Fund as recreation fee revenue in the next succeeding fiscal year.

Motion carried 9/0.

MOTION  By Marcia Leclerc
seconded by Eric Thompson
to adopt the Town of East Hartford’s 5-Year Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 2009-2010 through 2013-2014 as contained in the Mayor’s
Recommended Budget for Fiscal year 2009-2010.
        
Motion carried 9/0.




ADJOURNMENT

MOTION  By Don Pitkin
                seconded by Bill Horan
                to adjourn (7:45 p.m.)
                Motion carried 9/0.


                                                        Attest___________________________
                                                                         Angela Attenello        
                                                                         Town Council Clerk