TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
WORK SESSION MINUTES
TOWN COUNCIL MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2009
COUNCIL CHAMBERS TIME: 7:00 P.M.
1. Call Meeting to Order
Mayor Prague called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Members Present: Mayor Cary Prague
Deputy Mayor Bazzano
Councillor Edward Havens
Councillor Lisa Maneeley
Councillor Kevin McCann
Councillor Paul Oates
Councillor John Pelkey
Councillor Keith Yagaloff
Also Present: Matthew Galligan, Town Manager
3. Public Participation
There were five residents who came forward to request that special programs not be cut from the Board of Education budget.
Councillor Pelkey explained that the Town Council does not control what programs get cut. The Town Council specifies to the Board of Education a figure to work with and then the Board of Education makes decisions of what is to be cut from their budget.
4. Communications
Councillor McCann informed the Council members that he had attended the Board of Educations meeting on March 24, 2009. At that meeting the Board of Education voted unanimously to endorse the resolution for improvements of the fields at the high school. A provision was added that plans should be reviewed by the Town Engineer to make sure all requirements are met. Now that this approval is in place, there is the ability for work to begin. Testing was done on Monday, March 24, 2009 and results should come back next week. The goal is to have operational fields for this fall.
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4. Communications (continued)
Councillor McCann then requested a moment of silence be taken in honor of Kenneth (Kenny) Offiaeli, Jr. who has passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2009. Kenny was an eighth grade student at Timothy Edwards Middle School.
5. Town Manager’s Report
Answering questions from Deputy Mayor Bazzano, Mr. Galligan explained that he would like a resolution at the April 6, 2009 meeting to begin the installation of safety netting at Nevers Road Park in order to install safety netting at Nevers Road Park to avoid any injuries from cross field play.
6. Items for Discussion
A. A process the Town Council will take to come to a consensus regarding the budget
Mayor Prague stated that in the next six weeks, it is his hope that the Council members would have open dialogue in order to come to a consensus regarding the budget. Mayor Prague announced that Representative Aman, Representative Larsen and Senator LeBeau would be invited to the April 13, 2009 meeting to discuss the State Budget.
Council members discussed how they would like to see the budget process progress.
B. General Government Budget
Council members decided that for the next Work Session on March 30, 2009, CORE Services would be reviewed. Each Council member was requested to draft a list of items that they felt were CORE Services that the Town provides and email them to the Council Clerk. The Council Clerk will then put the list together on one spread sheet and distribute it to the Council for discussion.
C. Board of Education Budget
Council members discussed the Board of Education’s request to reallocate the $350,000 of surplus back to the Board of Education. It was decided that this item would be placed on the Regular Meting agenda for the April 6, 2009 meeting.
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7. Executive Session
None
8. Adjournment
At 8:53 p.m. Councillor Havens made a motion to adjourn the Work Session. Councillor Maneeley seconded the motion; and it was approved, unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Deborah W. Reid
Clerk of the Council
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