MINUTES REGULAR MEETING
WILLINGTON BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 Old Farms Road
Willington, CT 06279
August 21, 2003
7:00 P.M.
Members Present: Members Absent:
Lynn Brown, Chairman Robert Hipsky Jr., Vice-Chairman
Henry Becker Jim Harvey
Bill Hodge
Kathy Blessing
Mary Goodrich – Alternate
Paul Schur – Alternate
Chairman Brown called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
Motion made by Henry Becker to seat Paul Schur for Rob Hipsky and to seat Mary Goodrich for Jim Harvey. Motion seconded by Bill Hodge. All in favor, thus motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve minutes of July 17, 2003 was made by Paul Schur, seconded by Mary Goodrich. Motion passes unanimously.
PRESENT TO SPEAK
John Patton requested a Board of Finance motion to call a Town Meeting to authorize the expenditure of $6,700 from the general reserve fund for the purpose of installing an air conditioning system in the Center School Library: Copy of request attached to minutes. Motion was made by Henry Becker, seconded by Kathy Blessing, all in favor.
Willington Hill Fire Department was present to request the release of their first quarter funding to be able to pay their bills. Michael Makuch (Spokesperson for Willington Hill) read a letter addresses to the Chairman requesting their funds and the reasons they felt why this should happen. Copy of letter attached to minutes.
All Board members asked questions as to why they cannot comply with the motion that was made and passed by the Board of Finance on March 21, 2002, to submit their bills to the Town Finance Office to be paid.
Three people from town spoke in favor of giving the funds that were voted upon and allocated to Willington Hill Fire Dept. Chairman Brown explained that the issue was not that the funds were being held, it is that they must submit their bills to the Finance Dept to be paid.
Motion was made by Paul Schur to release their 1st Quarter funds and to discuss resolving this issue at an agreed upon meeting. Vote: 2 yes, Blessing & Schur, 3 no, Becker, Hodge &Goodrich, 1 abstain, Brown, motion fails.
Mary Goodrich requested the Chairman set up a meeting between the appropriate people from the Board of Finance, Fire Dept. and Financial Office in an effort to seek a resolution to the situation.
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Chairman Brown said he will set up the meeting with Mr. D’Agata and Mr. Makuch.
OLD BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS – None
CORRESPONDENCE – None
GOOD & WELFARE – None
Motion to adjourn made by Bill Hodge at 8:30pm...seconded by Henry Becker. All in favor
Next meeting schedules for September 18, 2003 at 7:00P.M.
attachments: Willington Hill FD letter dated 8/21/03
Request memo from Board of Selectmen dated 8/21/03
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Secretary
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