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Town Council Regular Meeting Agenda 10/6/2014

AGENDA

TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014

SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 7:00 P.M.

After Roll Call is complete a proclamation will be presented to Jeanette Porcello.

1. Call Meeting to Order

2. Prayer: Nilofer Haider, Muslim Faith

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Roll Call

5. Public Input

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Town Council.]

6. Environmental Health & Safety Message

7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings

8. Public Petitions

9. Communications from Officers and Boards Directly Responsible to Council

10. Reports from Standing Committees

11. Reports of Temporary Committees

12. Consent Agenda

[All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the Town Council and will be enacted by one Motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the General Order of Business and be considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.]

13. Unfinished Business

A. Resolution Concerning the Appointment of the Law Office of Keith Yagaloff & Associates as Town Attorney

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AGENDA

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Monday, October 6, 2014

14. New Business

A. Resolution Accepting the Resignation of Andrew Paterna (D) from the Park & Recreation Commission

* B. Resolution Appointing Joseph Durette (D) to the Board of Education and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting

* C. Resolution Reappointing James Murray (D) to the Economic Development Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting

* D. Resolution Reappointing Joseph Kennedy (D) to the Economic Development Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting

* E. Resolution Appointing M. Atif Quraishi (D) an Alternate to the Water Pollution Control Authority and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting

F. Resolution Authorizing the Town Attorney to Draft Explanatory Text for the Upcoming Referendum Regarding Various Road Paving and Drainage Improvements

G. Resolution Approving the Transfer of $10,501.20 from the Contingency Account to the Registrar of Voters Budget

H. Resolution Approving the Transfer of $2,500.00 from the Contingency Account to the Wood Memorial Library Grants and Contribution Account

I. Resolution Approving the Transfer of $127,376 from Various Accounts to Various General Fund Operating Budgets within the 2013/2014 Fiscal Year

J. Resolution Approving the Transfer of $10,000.00 from the Contingency Account to the Collector of Revenue’s Salary Budget

K. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Thirty-Eight (38) South Windsor Taxpayers

L. Discussion Item: Public Building Maintenance and Oversight Committee

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AGENDA

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Monday, October 6, 2014

15. Passage of Ordinance

16. Communications and Reports from Town Manager

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed ten (10) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Council.]

17. Public Input

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Town Council.]

Communications and Petitions from Council

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed twenty (20) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Council.]

19. Executive Session

20. Adjournment

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RESOLUTIONS

Monday, October 6, 2014

7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings

(Councilor Delnicki)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings: Regular Meeting Minutes of September 2, 2014 and September 15, 2014.

12. Consent Agenda

(Councilor Paterna)

Motion to approve Agenda Items 14. B. through 14. E. as the Consent Agenda.

(Please read dark headings, only, on Consent Agenda Items.)

13. Unfinished Business

A. Resolution Concerning the Appointment of the Law Office of Keith Yagaloff & Associates as Town Attorney

(Deputy Mayor Havens)

WHEREAS, the Town Council approved a motion on July 7, 2014 to appoint the Law Office of Keith Yagaloff & Associates as Town Attorney for the Town of South Windsor; and

WHEREAS, the Town Council inadvertently did not postpone consideration of said motion until the next regularly scheduled meeting, pursuant to the Town Council Rules; and

WHEREAS, the Town Council then approved a motion on September 15, 2014 to appoint the Law Office of Keith Yagaloff & Associates as Town Attorney for the Town of South Windsor and postponed consideration of said motion until the next regularly scheduled meeting, pursuant to the Town Council Rules

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council appoints the Law Offices of Keith Yagaloff & Associates to the position of Town Attorney for the Town of South Windsor, in accordance with Chapter 5, Section 501 of the Town Charter.

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RESOLUTIONS

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Monday, October 6, 2014

14. New Business

A. Resolution Accepting the Resignation of Andrew Paterna (D) from the Park & Recreation Commission

(Councilor Wagner)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby accepts with regret, the resignation of Andrew Paterna (D) from the Park & Recreation Commission, said resignation to be effective immediately; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council extends its thanks to Andrew Paterna for the time he has dedicated to serving him community by his membership on the Park & Recreation Commission.

* B. Resolution Appointing Joseph Durette (D) to the Board of Education and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting

(Councilor Paterna)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Joseph Durette (D) to the Board of Education for a term ending November 9, 2015 to fill an unexpired term of Carol Driscoll and postpones consideration of this motion until the Town Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.

* C. Resolution Reappointing James Murray (D) to the Economic Development Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting

(Councilor Paterna)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby reappoints James Murray (D) to the Economic Development Commission for a term ending November 30, 2017 and postpones consideration of this motion until the Town Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.

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RESOLUTIONS

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Monday, October 6, 2014

14. New Business (Continued)

* D. Resolution Reappointing Joseph Kennedy (D) to the Economic Development Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting

(Councilor Paterna)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby reappoints Joseph Kennedy (D) to the Economic Development Commission for a term ending November 30, 2017 and postpones consideration of this motion until the Town Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.

(Councilor Paterna)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints M. Atif Quraishi (D) to the Water Pollution Control Authority for a term ending November 30, 2017 to fill an unexpired vacancy and postpones consideration of this motion until the Town Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.

F. Resolution Authorizing the Town Attorney to Draft Explanatory Text for the Upcoming Referendum Regarding Various Road Paving and Drainage Improvements

(Councilor Mirek)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby authorizes the Town Attorney to draft explanatory text for the upcoming referendum regarding various road paving and drainage improvements.

G. Resolution Approving the Transfer of $10,501.20 from the Contingency Account to the Registrar of Voters Budget

(Councilor Pendleton)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves the transfer of $10,501.20 from the Contingency Account to the Registrar of Voters Budget to cover costs associated with the Republican Gubernatorial Primary.

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RESOLUTIONS

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Monday, October 6, 2014

14. New Business (Continued)

H. Resolution Approving the Transfer of $2,500.00 from the Contingency Account to the Wood Memorial Library Grants and Contribution Account

(Councilor Snyder)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves the transfer of $2,500.00 from the Contingency Account to the Wood Memorial Library Grants and Contribution Account to cover costs associated with the Wood Memorial Library budget.

I. Resolution Approving the Transfer of $127,376 from Various Accounts to Various General Fund Operating Budgets within the 2013/2014 Fiscal Year

(Councilor Wagner)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a transfer of $42,544 from Social Security; $34,135 from Workers’ Compensation Insurance; $27,824 from Unemployment Benefits and $22,873 from the Public Works Fleet Services Division’s Vehicle & Equipment Supplies Budget, to cover the following 2013/2014 expenditures:

$1,179 to the Public Building Commission Professional account
$1,688 to the Planning & Zoning Commission Advertising account
$10,648 to the Registrar of Voters Professional account
$4,590 to the Registrar of Voters Utilities account
$5,397 to the Town Manager’s Office Professional account
$45,897 to the Finance Office Temporary Wages account
$56,402 to the Town Attorney Professional account
$1,575 to the Capital Leases account

J. Resolution Approving the Transfer of $10,000.00 from the Contingency Account to the Collector of Revenue’s Salary Budget

(Councilor Delnicki)

WHEREAS, the Collector of Revenue’s Office is responsible for collecting all taxes and sewer commercial and residential user fees; and

(Resolution Continued on Next Page)

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RESOLUTIONS

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Monday, October 6, 2014

14. J. New Business (Continued)

WHEREAS, with the current approved staffing level of three full-time employees and one part-time employee the Collector of Revenue’s Office struggles to maintain the Town’s excellent tax collection rate; and

WHEREAS, it is in the Town’s best interest to have the part-time employee work full-time while a full-time staff member is on leave due to a family illness

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves the transfer of $10,000.00 from the Contingency Account to the Collector of Revenue’s Salary Budget to fund the costs associated with the temporary staffing of said office.

K. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Thirty-Eight (38) South Windsor Taxpayers

(Councilor Paterna)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a refund of property taxes to thirty-eight (38) South Windsor Taxpayers, the total of said refund being $7,860.67, and as more fully described on attached Exhibit A.

L. Discussion Item: Public Building Maintenance and Oversight Committee (Requested by Councilor Pendleton)

15. Passage of Ordinance

16. Communications and Reports from Town Manager

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed ten (10) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Council.]

17. Public Input

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Town

18. Communications and Petitions from Council

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed twenty (20) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Council.]

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RESOLUTIONS

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Monday, October 6, 2014

19. Executive Session

20. Adjournment

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