TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
Minutes Page 1 May 8, 2001
Council Chambers – South Windsor Town Hall
Members Present: Mayor Lassman Fisher
Deputy Mayor Havens
Councillor Aman
Councillor Burnham
Councillor Delnicki
Councillor Fine
Councillor Pelkey
Councillor Streeter
Councillor Williams
Also Present: Town Manager Matthew B. Galligan
Town Attorney Barry Guliano
The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Lassman Fisher at 7:10 p.m.
ITEM:
3. Public Participation
The first speaker was the Chairman of Planning and Zoning Commission, Walter Mealy, who asked the Council not to cut the $50,000 from the “Zoning Regulations Update” Capital Project, as he had learned Council might do. If a cut in this area was imperative, Mr. Mealy asked that $25,000 be cut from the 2001-2002 Budget, and another $25,000 from the 2002-2003 Budget. He felt it was most important that there be money available to at least begin the project.
Daria Plummer, 235 Orchard Hill Drive, and a teacher in the South Windsor School System, urged the Council to make certain the quality of the Town’s school system was maintained as it exists, and is not eroded. Mrs. Plummer also said that she wanted South Windsor to be a “first class Town;” and that any ECS funds received back from the State be earmarked for the Board of Education’s Budget.
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ITEM:
3. (Continued)
Annamae Davis, 9 Ridge Road, said she was against the 4.99% increase. Speaking, she felt, for those on “fixed incomes” in South Windsor, Mrs. Davis said she had to speak again this evening to make it clear that she “was not against the Board of Education or quality education in South Windsor—and wasn’t even suggesting that the cutbacks come exclusively from the Board of Ed’s Budget. Her feeling was that no matter where the money was going, those on fixed income in South Windsor could no longer afford to live here if these increases in Budget continued. She concluded by saying she was against a 4.99% increase; and that the most she and her husband could afford was a 3.5% increase.
4. Special Business
A. Resolution Adopting the Budgets for the Special Revenue Pollution Control and Wastewater Treatment Fund, and the Special Revenue Recreation Fund, for Fiscal Year 2001-2002
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council adopts a Special Revenue Pollution Control & Wastewater Treatment Fund Budget with expenditures totaling $2,840,143, and a Special Revenue Recreation Fund Budget with expenditures totaling $692,917, for the Fiscal Year commencing on July 1, 2001, and terminating on June 30, 2002, an Exhibit of which is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office. (See Appendix A, Budget Adjustment Summary, attached hereto and made a part hereof.)
Was made by: Councillor Pelkey
Seconded by: Councillor Delnicki
After some discussion regarding these Special Revenue Funds, the Motion was approved, unanimously.
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ITEM:
4. (Continued)
B. Resolution Adopting the Board of Education Budget for Fiscal Year 2001/2002
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council adopts a Board of Education Budget with expenditures totaling $42,399,967 for the Fiscal Year commencing on July 1, 2001, and terminating on June 30, 2002, an exhibit of which is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office.
Was made by: Councillor Streeter
Seconded by: Councillor Pelkey
Councillor Streeter explained that the figure given in this Resolution was the Board of Education’s original request, minus the cut in Health care expenses, and minus an additional reduction of $481,117 (or the $681,000 figure minus $200,000). He pointed out that a $200,000 restoration of funds was included in this figure.
Mayor Lassman Fisher informed the viewing public that what Councillor Streeter was saying is that, of the original $681,117 reduction in funds to the Board of Education, he would like to restore $200,000—resulting in a 7.31% increase ($2,888,335) in the Board’s Budget over last year.
Discussions ensued regarding the disbursement of “surplus” funds; and a suggestion from Councillor Delnicki that the $200,000 being restored to the Board come from “Fund Balance.”
Deputy Mayor Havens said that Councillor Streeter was thinking “in the right direction;” however, he had “beat us by $50,000.” The Deputy Mayor said he wished to Amend the Resolution to reflect a $150,000, rather than $200,000 restoration of funds to the Board.
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ITEM:
4. B. (Continued)
Mayor Lassman Fisher then called for discussion on the proposed Amendment. Following this discussion, a recess was called by the Mayor in order to give the Town Attorney time to draft the formal wording of the proposed Amendment.
Following the recess, Deputy Mayor Havens moved to Amend the Motion to adopt the Board of Education Budget by reducing expenditures by $50,000 and adopting a Board of Education Budget with expenditures totaling $42,349,967 for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2001, and terminating on June 30, 2002.
The Motion to Amend was approved, 5 Ayes to 4 Nays, on a Roll Call vote as follows:
Councillor Fine Yes
Councillor Aman No
Deputy Mayor Havens Yes
Councillor Burnham No7
Councillor Pelkey Yes
Councillor Delnicki No
Councillor Williams Yes
Councillor Streeter No
Mayor Lassman Fisher Yes
A vote was then taken on the Amended Resolution. The Amended Resolution was approved, 5 Ayes to 4 Nays, on a Roll Call vote as follows:
Councillor Fine Yes
Councillor Aman No
Deputy Mayor Havens Yes
Councillor Burnham No
Councillor Pelkey Yes
Councillor Delnicki No
Councillor Williams Yes
Councillor Streeter No
Mayor Lassman Fisher Yes
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ITEM:
4. Special Business (Continued)
C. Resolution Adopting the General Government Budget for Fiscal Year 2001/2002
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council adopts a General Government Budget with expenditures totaling $23,006,298 for the Fiscal Year commencing on July 1, 2001, and terminating on June 30, 2002, an exhibit of which is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office.
Was made by: Councillor Williams
Seconded by: Councillor Pelkey
Councillor Williams stated that this figure was arrived at by deducting from Capital Projects: $112,500 for bleachers at SW High School; $50,000 for the Zoning Regulations Update; and $150,000 for the Board of Education’s Architectural Study.
Mayor Lassman Fisher asked Town Attorney Guliano if, in order to remove expenditures on the Capital Improvements Budget, it would be necessary to Amend this Resolution. Town Manager Galligan responded by saying that he believed that, since the figure was left blank on the Resolution, Councillor Williams only now set the figure—and that includes those deductions from Capital Improvements. Only if Council wished to restore one or all of these items would an amendment be necessary.
Asking if this Resolution was sufficient to remove these items from the Capital Improvements Budget, the Town Attorney said “No, it was not.” All that did, he said, was “set the bottom line dollar amount for the Budget. If, what Council intended to do, he continued, was to remove specific items from the Capital Projects Budget, his suggestion would be to start with the higher number and then make an amendment to adjust that number, and then remove those items.
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ITEM:
4. C. (Continued)
Councillor Williams then said she wished to begin again; and withdrew her original Motion. Councillor Pelkey withdrew his seconding of the Motion. Councillor Williams then moved the following:
C. Resolution Adopting the General Government Budget for Fiscal Year 2001/2002
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council adopts a General Government Budget with expenditures totaling $23,318,798 for the Fiscal Year commencing on July 1, 2001, and terminating on June 30, 2002, an exhibit of which is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office.
Was made by: Councillor Williams
Seconded by: Councillor Pelkey
Councillor Pelkey then moved to Amend the Resolution as follows: By removing the following items from the Capital Projects Budget: $112,500 for bleachers at South Windsor High School; $150,000 for the Board of Education Architectural Study; and $50,000 for the Zoning Regulations Update; thus reducing the Capital Projects Budget by $312,500 which is the amount of the items removed above.
Councillor Aman distributed to Council a list of Capital Improvements—a column of which showed figures for an “Amended Budget” as submitted by the Councillor. (See attached Exhibit A.) He felt the information coincided closely by that proposed by Councillor Pelkey. The difference he pointed out was that the Capital Projects Budget in Councillor Pelkey’s case arrived at a total of $312,500; while Councillor Aman’s arrived at $300,000 even.
The biggest difference between the two proposals, according to Councillor Aman, was that he had not designated which projects would be done and which would not be done. What he did, he said, was take out those items he felt were “non-controversial.” His suggestion would be to take Page 156 of the Budget and replace it was his handout. Again, he said he felt it would be best to not designate which projects had to be cut.
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ITEM:
4. C. (Continued)
Town Manager Galligan pointed out that the “Revaluation” project was on-going; that the Town had contracted to have this work done almost six months ago; and, further, it is required by State Stature that this work be done within a designated period of time. Mr. Aman said he had no problem with taking the $280,000 for Revaluation out of the $717,500 amended figure.
Councillor Delnicki said he would not be supporting the Amendment on the table because he, too, did not agree with “targeting” specific items in the Capital Improvements Budget to be removed from funding.
Councillor Pelkey stated that what his eventual intent was, once this Amended Resolution was approved, was to “pull out certain items (of the Capital Improvement’s Budget) for placement in the Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures Account. He added that his intent, if this Amended Resolution is approved, would be to move that three items from the Capital Improvements Budget be removed and place in Capital and Non-Reoccurring Expenditures Account—they being $190,000 for “Miller Road – Podunk River System; $250,000 for the Park and Recreation Design Study; and $50,000 for the “Housing Authority Congregate Care.”
Councillor Pelkey said he had specifically zeroed in on these items because he agreed with Councillors Aman and Delnicki that these were projects that Council had never had any formal discussion about. He felt they should be discussed, in detail.
Mayor Lassman Fisher felt that Council should be working off of Page 150 of the Town’s Budget; and asked what the difference was between that list and that submitted by Councillor Aman. The Town Manager explained the difference. He then distributed a list showing the Capital Projects Committee’s recommendations with regard to areas that might be cut. `(See attached Exhibit B.) Mr. Galligan felt it was important that Council know what items the Committee felt could be cut out.
The Mayor asked what the difference was in the lists. Mr. Galligan replied that, in the Town Manager’s Budget, there was $2.3 million of Capital Project; and, following Capital Project Committee cuts totaling $368,139, the new figure was $1.9 million.
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ITEM:
4. C. (Continued)
Atty. Guliano agreed that, since Council has acted on none of these cuts, it should be dealing with the $2.3 original figure.
For clarification purposes, the Mayor asked the Town Attorney if it was not correct that the Council has been working off of the “Capital Projects’ Budget;” when, in actuality, it should have been working off of is the Budget document, itself. Atty. Guliano said this was correct; however, it now raises another problem.
Continuing, the Town Attorney stated that the original number given to Councillor Williams ($23,318,798) assumed those Capital Projects had already been taken out. They were not, he continued; therefore, the higher number should have been used, and the Resolution amended—thereby assuring that the Adopted Budget would have these projects eliminated from it.
(The Mayor again called for a brief recess.)
Following the recess, Mayor Lassman Fisher explained to the listening public that this year, because Council could not “get a sense of where we were going to set the Mill Rate because of so much fluctuation in (Council’s) opinions, it was decided to leave the dollar figures “blank” until the night of the meeting. She felt this has caused some confusion procedurally.
Councillor Pelkey then withdrew his Amendment to the Resolution; and Councillor Fine withdrew her “second.” The Town Attorney then suggested that Councillor Williams withdraw her original Resolution; that the “second,” too, be withdrawn; and the Resolution be “started again.” These motions were done.
Councillor Williams then moved the following Resolution:
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ITEM:
4. Special Business (Continued)
C. Resolution Adopting the General Government Budget for Fiscal Year 2001/2002
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council adopts a General Government budged with expenditures totaling $23,318,798, Which includes the adjustments contained in Appendix B. to the Minutes of this meeting for the Fiscal Year commencing on July 1, 2001 and terminating on June 30, 2002, an exhibit of which is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office.
Was made by: Councillor Williams
Seconded by: Councillor Pelkey
Councillor Pelkey then moved to amend the Budget items as follows: By removing the following items from the Capital Budget: Bleachers at the South Windsor High School; Board of Education Architectural Study, and the Zoning Regulations Update; and by reducing the Capital Projects Budget by $312,500 which is the amount of the items removed above; and
Further, by removing the following items from the Capital Projects Budget until further authorization from the Town Council: Buckland Road near Deming Drainage; Design – Park Improvements; and Housing Authority Congregate Care; and
By transferring the following amount from the items removed from the Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditure of $350,000. This $350,000 is not intended to affect the total amount of the Capital Projects Budget, but only to require further authorization by the Town Council for any specific Capital Project not listed in the final adopted Capital Projects budget.
As a Point of Order, Mayor Lassman Fisher said that the Architectural Study proposed by the Board of Education is “not on this Budget.;” so, therefore, we do not have to remove it.
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ITEM:
4. Special Business (Continued)
Atty. Guliano then said he would suggest before anything further was done, he “walk” through the Amendment to see if Council agreed with his findings. He then asked Councillor Pelkey to correct his Amendment.
Councillor Pelkey then moved the following:
To amend the Budget, as follows: By removing the following items from Capital Projects Budget: Bleachers at the High School, and the Zoning Regulations Update; and by reducing the Capital Projects Budget by $162,500, which is the amount of the items removed above; and,
Further, by removing the following items from the Capital Projects Budget until further authorization from the Town Council: Buckland Road near Deming Drainage; Design Park Improvements; Housing Authority Congregate Care; and
By transferring the following amount from the items removed above to the Capital and Nonrecurring Account: $350,000. This transfer of $350,000 is not intended to affect the total amount of the Capital Projects Budget, but only to require further authorization of the Town Council for any further Capital Projects not listed in the final adopted Capital Projects Budget.
Councillor Fine seconded the Motion.
Town Attorney Guliano explained that the reason this was being broken down this way was because the first items are actually being removed from the Capital Projects Budget, and actually reducing the bottom line of the Budget; the other three (3) items are being removed as “line items” which means they haven’t actually been approved as projects, but the money budgeted has been transferred to “Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures Account.” This means, he said, the money will be there if Council (by Resolution) decides to go forward with those projects, but wants to learn more about them before actually proceeding.
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ITEM:
4. C. (Continued)
Councillor Aman said he was “very confused,” because if he remembered correctly, the $368,139 that Council had started with this evening for reductions for the Capital Projects Committee—that was a “net number” that “three or four things were coming off of,” and “one or two things were going back on.” Therefore, he continued, if he understood Councillor Pelkey’s Resolution correctly, Council was funding the “$150,000 Study.” He explained his reasons for this understanding. Councillor Pelkey felt the confusion was caused by the use of different data sheets.
(There was a pause in the discussion while Council reviewed the worksheets they had before them.)
Town Manager Matthew Galligan then asked Councillor Aman to repeat his question. The Councillor then replied that, as far as he knew, the reductions for the Capital Projects Committee (the $368,139) was a net number that “we put things in and took things out.” Therefore, he said, his question to Councillor Pelkey, because of the Motion Councillor Pelkey made, was “Are we still funding the $150,000 study?” Councillor Aman continued by saying that as far as he knew, the Study was being funded. The Town Manager agreed; and stated that it looked as though the Council was working with the net figure of $1,932,000.
Town Attorney Guliano, referring to the same project, said it was not in the original budget; however, it is in the revision. Continuing, the Town Attorney said that if Council wished to take the $150,000 out, “we do have to take that out.” The Town Manager agreed.
Councillor Aman stated that he wished to remove the $368,139 number because he felt it was a “very confusing number.” He then moved that this number be removed from Exhibit B; and replace page 150 with another set of numbers.
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ITEM:
4. C. (Continued)
Councillor Pelkey reminded the Town Attorney and the Town Council that they were now referring to his “original” amendment. And that the Board of Education’s Study was not mentioned in some of the Capital Projects data before them. (There then was a pause in the discussions while the Town Manager and the Town Attorney looked into the matter.)
Atty. Guliano, directing his remarks to Councillor Pelkey, said that the Councillor was “absolutely right.” He felt this could be resolved by going back to Councillor Pelkey’s original Amendment—so that, in addition to the “Bleachers at the High School,” and the “Zoning Regulations Update,” the Councillor add the “Districtwide Study,” and that the number be changed to $312,500 (as it was originally). The Town Attorney felt this would take care of the confusion.
The Town Attorney also suggested that the simplest way to return to the original Amendment was for the Councillor to withdraw his Motion; and Councillor Fine withdraw her “second.” Both Councillors complied.
Councillor Pelkey said he wished to add another Amendment by going back to his “original amendment” which was as follows:
“To amend the Budget by removing the following items from the Budget’s Capital Projects: (1) Bleachers from the High School; (2) Board of Education Architectural Study; (3) and Zoning Regulations Update; and by reducing the Capital Projects Budget by $312,500, which is the amount of the items removed above; and,
“Further, by removing the following items from the Capital Projects Budget until further authorization from the Town Council: (1) Buckland Road near Deming Drainage; (2) Designed Park Improvements; (3) Housing Authority Congregate Care; and,
(Motion continued on next page)
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ITEM:
4. C. (Continued)
“By transferring the following amount from the items removed above to the Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures Account - $350,000. This transfer of $350,000 is not intended to affect the total amount of the Capital Projects Budget, but only to require further authorization by the Town Council for any specific Capital Project not listed in the final adopted Capital Projects Budget.”
Councillor Fine seconded the Motion.
The Mayor then asked if there was any discussion. Councillor Aman said he would not be able to support this amendment because he said the Council was “hitting the Board of Education three times.” The Councillor also pointed out that the Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission was here this evening asking that at least $25,000 (or half) of the appropriation needed to update the Zoning Regulations be given to them.
Concluding this portion of his remarks, Councillor Aman said he had no problem with the total amount of the “cut,” only with the decision as to what was being cut and the lack of “leeway” to consider those items being cut out.
Councillor Delnicki concurred with Councillor Aman’s feelings, and stated that he, too, would not be supporting the Amendment. Again, the Councillor referred to the document provided by Councillor Aman—the alternate Capital Improvement Budget that allows the Town Council the opportunity to step back and take another look at the items. He pointed out that the total figures being presented by both sides were not far apart; however, the alternate Capital Improvement Budget would allow the Town Council to take the time to discuss these items with the public and the Capital Projects Committee.
Councillor Fine took exception to the “need to look at it again.” She felt she, personally, had looked it over “a whole lot;” and that by identifying the projects being pulled, you preserved the integrity of those projects that were being left in the Budget. The Councillor said she, therefore, would be supporting the Amendment.
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ITEM:
4. C. (Continued)
Councillor Streeter commented that “This Town Council has not discussed these Capital Projects as a Council.” He pointed out that although two Members of the town Council were on the Capital Projects Committee, “one is saying one thing; and the second, another.” The Councillor said that the Town Council has been waiting “a number of months” for a discussion on these projects to come up.
At this time, Councillor Aman said he wished to “amend” Councillor Pelkey’s Amendment. He then moved that the “bleachers at the High School; and Zoning Regulations Update; and the Board of Education’s Architectural Study be included in those things to be considered under the Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures Account.
(A discussion followed with regard to whether or not this would affect the bottom line of the Budget.)
Councillor Pelkey said he had heard no “second” to Councillor Aman’s amendment, and continued by stating that Councillor Streeter was “wrong,” and that he, Councillor Pelkey, had brought the list of Capital Projects before the Town Council during the Budget process; and that some of these items had “been around for quite awhile.” He also stated that there had been many opportunities to bring up questions with regard to these projects anytime through the whole budget process.
To clarify what he was proposing with his Amendment, Councillor Pelkey said he was “identifying” three items that needed further review and discussion by the Town Council and should be placed in the Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures Account to allow this; and eliminating three items in order to effect a lower bottom line figure by removing them from this year’s Budget. He pointed out that these projects could come up again next year if need be.
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ITEM:
4. C. (Continued)
Mayor Lassman Fisher noted, for the Council’s and public’s information, that those projects being “untouched” in the Capital Projects Budget were either “ongoing” projects or those “required by law.” She then explained in more detail.
The Mayor agreed that some items had not been discussed at length; however, they now are being proposed to be placed in the Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures Account for just that reason—in order to allow Council an opportunity to discuss them further.
The Mayor then called for a vote on the Amendment. The Amendment was approved, 5 ayes to 4 nays, on a Roll Call vote, as follows:
Councillor Fine Yes
Councillor Aman No
Deputy Mayor Havens Yes
Councillor Burnham No
Councillor Pelkey Yes
Councillor Delnicki No
Councillor Williams Yes
Councillor Streeter No
Mayor Lassman Fisher Yes
Before a vote on the Amended Resolution could be taken, Councillor Delnicki moved to Amend the General Government Budget to include a full-time Human Services Specialist at a cost of $49,504, to be funded from the savings realized from the Capital Improvement Budget. The Councillor then spoke to the Amendment. and to what he said was the increased number of “seniors” in South Windsor because of the two new large Continuing Care facilities built in South Windsor recently and the consequent additional need for another Human Services Specialist.
Councillor Streeter seconded the Motion; and said he would be supporting it. He pointed out that these two continuing care facilities had added $466,000 to the tax roles of the Town of South Windsor; and felt that this was enough justification for funding another Human Services Specialist.
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ITEM:
4. C. (Continued)
The Mayor then called for a vote on Councillor Delnicki’s amendment. The Motion was defeated 5 Nays to 4 Ayes, on a Roll Call vote, as follows:
Councillor Fine No
Councillor Aman Yes
Deputy Mayor Havens No
Councillor Burnham Yes
Councillor Pelkey No
Councillor Delnicki Yes
Councillor Williams No
Councillor Streeter Yes
Mayor Lassman Fisher No
Councillor Aman then moved to Amend the Budget by adding $30,000 to the Contingency Account. He said he wished to do this because, “hopefully, we will be discussing reimbursement to Common Area Developments for street lighting in the near future.
Mayor Lassman Fisher asked if the Amendment was approved would it affect the bottom line of the Budget. Town Manager Matthew Galligan replied that it would—that the figure would increase from $23,006,298 to $23,036,298.
Deputy Mayor Havens stated that he felt this as a “poor way” to finance these lights; and that by placing $15 or $30 thousand in a contingency fund for such a purpose was “ridiculous” and they could be funded by other means. He said he would not be supporting the Amendment.
Mayor Lassman Fisher agreed with the Deputy Mayor, and that Council was not here this evening to have a “debate” over lighting for the condominiums. She said this evening’s meeting was about passing a “responsible Budget.”
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ITEM:
4. C. (Continued)
After further discussion, during which the Town Manager suggested that rather than the Contingency Account, the $30,000 addition to the Budget be earmarked for the Police Department’s Street Lighting Account #1230-2300-360, Councillor Aman agreed and Mayor Lassman Fisher called for a vote on the Amendment.
The Amendment was approved 5 Ayes to 4 Nays, on a Roll Call vote, as follows:
Councillor Fine No
Councillor Aman Yes
Deputy Mayor Havens No
Councillor Burnham Yes
Councillor Pelkey Yes
Councillor Delnicki Yes
Councillor Williams No
Councillor Streeter Yes
Mayor Lassman Fisher No
Councillor Delnicki then moved to further Amend the Resolution by authorizing two (2) additional Police Officers at a cost of $142,872 to be funded from funds reduced from the Capital Improvement Budget. The Motion was seconded by Councillor Streeter.
Councillor Delnicki reminded Council of their concerns about the Police Department’s “overtime.” Deputy Mayor Havens observed that it was a known fact that “hiring extra police officers has never eliminated overtime. He pointed out that the “Council has worked hard for three months to reduce this Budget.” He said it was too late to support such an amendment.
The Mayor then called for a vote on Councillor Delnicki’s Amendment. The Motion was defeated, on a Roll Call vote, 5 Nays to 4 Ayes, as follows:
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ITEM:
4. C. (Continued)
Councillor Fine No
Councillor Aman Yes
Deputy Mayor Havens No
Councillor Burnham Yes
Councillor Pelkey Yes
Councillor Delnicki Yes
Councillor Williams No
Councillor Streeter Yes
Mayor Lassman Fisher No
There were no further amendments.
(Agenda Item 17. C. Resolution Adopting the General Government Budget for Fiscal Year 2001/2002 would now read as follows:
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council adopts a General Government Budget with expenditures totaling $23,036,298 for the Fiscal Year commencing on July 1, 2001, and terminating on June 30, 2002, an exhibit of which is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office.
Mayor Lassman Fisher called for a vote on the Amended Resolution and it was approved 5 Ayes to 4 Nays, on a Roll Call vote, as follows:
Councillor Fine Yes
Councillor Aman No
Deputy Mayor Havens Yes
Councillor Burnham No
Councillor Pelkey Yes
Councillor Delnicki No
Councillor Williams Yes
Councillor Streeter No
Mayor Lassman Fisher Yes
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ITEM:
4. New Business (Continued)
The Mayor then called for a 5 Minute recess. When the Council reconvened, the following Resolution was read.
D. Resolution Setting the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2001/2002
BE IT RESOLVED that a tax rate of 36.01 mills be levied on the Grand List of October 1, 2000 based upon Total Revenues excluding current taxes of $16,192,524 which includes an appropriation from Fund Balance in the amount of $1,200,000, to finance total expenditures of $65,386,265 made up of a Board of Education Budget of $42,349,967, and a General Government Budget of $23,036,298 both of which have been adopted by the South Windsor Town Council, and exhibits of which are on file with the Town Clerk for the Fiscal Year commencing on July 1, 2001 and terminating on June 30, 2002.
Was made by: Deputy Mayor Havens
Seconded by: Councillor Pelkey
The Motion was: Approved, unanimously
E. Resolution Appointing a Rate Maker for Fiscal Year 2001/2002
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Town Manager Matthew B. Galligan as Rate Maker for Fiscal Year 2001-2002, and hereby tables the same.
Was made by: Councillor Aman
Seconded by: Deputy Mayor Havens
The Motion was: Approved, unanimously
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ITEM:
5. Executive Session - None
6. Motion to Adjourn
A Motion to adjourn the Special Meeting was made at 10:35 p.m. by Councillor Pelkey; seconded by Councillor Aman; and approved unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted,
Patricia R. Brown
Clerk of the Council
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