Minutes of the Charter Revision Commission Meeting held on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 in the Mary Hawley Room at the Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown, CT.
PRESENT: Guy Howard, Joseph Hemingway , LeReine Frampton, Joan Plouffe,
Two members of the public, one member of the press
ABSENT: Al Cramer, Carolyn Signorelli
Joseph Hemingway called meeting to order at 7:02 pm.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: NONE
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: NONE
MINUTES: Joan Plouffe moved to accept minutes of September 19, 2006, seconded by Guy Howard unanimously approved.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
- Discussed charge 6-14, bifurcating the budget. The Commission, once again, agreed that it would not be in the best interest for the budget process or the town to do so.
- Should advisory questions be put on the ballot? Under the current guidelines and restrictions it would not be an effective tool in passing the budget.
- To help streamline the budget process, it was suggested that at least one public meeting should be eliminated, possibly combining the Legislative Council with the Board of Financing.
- Discussed how money is put back into the budget. That it takes a 2/3 majority but only a simple majority to take it out. It was suggested that it should be the same number of votes for both.
- Briefly discussed Charge 5-01(b). Should Ben Spragg, Finance Director report to the Board of Finance?
- Discussed variations on how to present the Capital Improvement Plan to the public so they are better informed as to where the money is going.
ACTION ITEMS: NONE
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: NONE
NEXT MEETING: October 10, 2006 meeting will be held in the Old Court Room at 7pm. The Commission will discuss finance/budget issues and the Capital Improvement Plan.
Motion to adjourn by LeReine Frampton, 2nd by Joan Plouffe, meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie A Aurelia, Clerk
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