TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL INQUIRER
April 13, 2015
LEGAL AD
TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
Notice is hereby given that the South Windsor Town Council has set Monday, April 20, 2015, at 8:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the South Windsor Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, Connecticut as the time and place for a Public Hearing to receive citizen input on a proposed Ordinance Concerning the Capital Projects Budget, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk.
Dated at South Windsor, Connecticut this 10th day of April 2015.
Attested to by:
Deborah W. Reid
Clerk of the Council
AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 7:00 P.M.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Prayer: Councilor Delnicki
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
None
AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, April 20, 2015
14. New Business
A. Budget Presentation: Human Services Department
B. Budget Presentation: South Windsor Public Library
C. Discussion Item: Ordinance #199 – Ordinance Regarding Lease Referendum
D. Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on Lease Purchase Financing for the Acquisition of Eversource Streetlights and Replacement LED Streetlights
E. Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on Lease Purchase Financing for the Development of a Synthetic Turf Field at the South Windsor High School
F. Resolution Waiving Competitive Bidding for the Purchase of an On-Body Recoding System for the South Windsor Police Department
G. Resolution Opposing the Proposals Contained in Senate Bill SB-1
H. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Twenty-Three (23) South Windsor Taxpayers
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.]
AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, April 20, 2015
19. Executive Session
20. Adjournment
RESOLUTIONS
Monday, April 20, 2015
7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings
(Councilor Pendleton)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings: Regular Meeting of April 6, 2015.
14. New Business
A. Budget Presentation: Human Services Department
B. Budget Presentation: South Windsor Public Library
C. Discussion Item: Ordinance #199 – Ordinance Regarding Lease Referendum
D. Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on Lease Purchase Financing for the Acquisition of Eversource Streetlights and Replacement LED Streetlights
(Councilor Wagner)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby sets Monday, May 4, 2015, at 8:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the South Windsor Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, Connecticut as the time and place for a Public Hearing to receive citizen input on lease purchase financing for the acquisition of Eversource Streetlights and Replacement LED Streetlights.
E. Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on Lease Purchase Financing for the Development of a Synthetic Turf Field at the South Windsor High School
(Councilor Snyder)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby sets Monday, May 4, 2015 at 8:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the South Windsor Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, Connecticut as the time and place for a Public Hearing to receive citizen input on lease purchase financing for the development of a synthetic turf field at the South Windsor High School.
RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, April 20, 2015
14. New Business (Continued)
F. Resolution Waiving Competitive Bidding for the Purchase of an On-Body Recording System for the South Windsor Police Department
(Councilor Paterna)
WHEREAS, the South Windsor Town Council, as well as the South Windsor Police Department feel the implementation and use of body cameras on each of its police officers are in the best interest of the Town, members of the community and members of the Police Department; and
WHEREAS, the system being proposed by Taser International, provides both the recording equipment as well as a data storage plan coupled with a cataloguing and retrieval system the likes of which no other vendor offers; and
WHEREAS, using a single vendor for the equipment and the data storage and retrieval system will allow for a single point of control and provide the most efficiency for the Town
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby waives the competitive bid process and authorizes the use of a single vendor to provide for the purchase and maintenance of an on-body recording system for the South Windsor Police Department.
G. Resolution Opposing the Proposals Contained in Senate Bill SB-1
(Councilor Delnicki)
WHEREAS, Senate Bill SB-1 presently under consideration by the Connecticut General Assembly would eliminate local control and collection of motor vehicle property taxes and replace them with a statewide motor vehicle property tax mill rate and collection; and
WHERAS, as presently proposed, this statewide property tax mill rate and collection would result in a $2.4 million dollar decrease in tax revenue, as determined by Town Manager, Matthew B. Galligan, to the Town of South Windsor which will result in either a substantial increase in property taxes on homes and businesses or a substantial reduction in the Town Budget, reducing services and hurting the education of our children; and
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, April 20, 2015
14. G. (Continued)
WHEREAS, as presently proposed, 100% of the motor vehicle property taxes collected from South Windsor taxpayers would not be returned directly to the Town of South Windsor but be returned at a lesser rate than taxes paid with some of these monies reallocated to other municipalities as determined by the State; and
WHEREAS, as presently proposed, SB-1 would divert from Towns like South Windsor substantial portions of real property tax revenues payable to the Town of South Windsor that are derived from new commercial and industrial projects to a regional entity that would allocate and redistribute these tax dollars from the South Windsor Taxpayers to other cities and towns in the region based on “relative fiscal capacity”; and
WHEREAS, Regional redistribution of tax revenues that are derived from new commercial and industrial projects located in the Town of South Windsor would not only reduce tax revenues to the Town of South Windsor but also increase the tax burden on the taxpayers of South Windsor forcing them to make up the difference
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council, acting on behalf of the taxpayers of South Windsor does hereby oppose the proposals contained in Senate Bill SB-1 and directs the Town Manager to convey the Town Council’s opposition to this proposal to our legislative representatives and to continue to advocate on behalf of the Town of South Windsor, its residents and taxpayers in this matter.
H. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Twenty-Three (23) South Windsor Taxpayers
(Councilor Mirek)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a refund of property taxes to twenty-three (23) South Windsor Taxpayers, the total of said refund being $8,701.64, and as more fully described on attached Exhibit A.
RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, April 20, 2015
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.]
19. Executive Session
20. Adjournment
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