MINUTES REGULAR MEETING
WILLINGTON BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 Old Farms Road
Willington, CT 06279
February 26, 2004
7:00 P.M.
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Members Present: Members Absent
Lynn Brown, Chairman Bill Hodge
Kathy Blessing
Henry Becker
Jim Harvey
Lisa Kenderdine
Geoff Prusak – Alternate
Paul Schur - Alternate~
Chairman Brown called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
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Motion made by Kathy Blessing to seat Paul Schur for Bill Hodge. Motion seconded by Henry Becker. All in favor, thus motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve minutes of February 19, 2004 was made by Paul Schur, Jim Harvey seconded, with the following amendment:
The count for resolution approved by the board of Finance for the Library was actually 6 votes approved 0 votes opposed.
All in favor, motion passed.
PRESENT TO SPEAK – Public Safety – Budget Requests
Terry Hoffman (Acct. Dept TOW)
Willington Hill Fire Dept –
Ed D’Agata, Jr. presented the WHFD 2004-2005 budget request. The total request is for $85,200, an increase of $700 or .8% over the prior years approved amount.
WFD #1 –
Tyler Millix presented the 2004 – 2005 budget request for Willington 1# Fire Dept. The total request is for $103,600, an increase of $7,980 or 8.3% over the prior years approved amount.
Ambulance –
Tyler Millix presented the 2004-2005 budget request for Willington #1 Ambulance. The total request is for $189,400, an increase of $10,500 or 5.9% over the prior years approved amount.
Fire Marshall –
Richard Palmer presented the 2004-2005 budget request for Office of Fire Marshall. The total request is for $20,896 or .38% over last years approved amount. He also asked that if the Town provides to non-union employees a cost of living increase that he be considered.
BOARD OF FINANCE -2- FEBRUARY 26, 2004
OLD BUSINESS –
Annual Report – Terry Hoffman (Acct Dept TOW) proposed shortening the Annual report by not including the entire CAFR report.
Motion was made by Henry Becker that the entire CAFR not be included in this year’s Annual Report. However we will include key financial statements and reference to the entire CAFR being available on the website and at the Town Office building. Jim Harvey seconded the motion. Motion was discussed. All were in favor, thus motion passed.
Library Motion of Feb 19th - Jim Harvey brought to the board’s attention that the Chronicle is reporting that the motion made by the Board of Finance last week approved the Town Library to be built. The Board of Finance wants to clarify that the motion was not to approve that the library be built but was only to recommend that the Town of Willington appropriate the funds. This appropriation of funds by the BOF is a necessary step in the bond approval process. They were obliged to appropriate the funds in order to empower the BOS to set a Town Meeting date for referendum. This would allow the issue is to go to a Town Meeting for the final approval. At that time it would be up to the registered voters of the Town of Willington to make the binding decision
whether the Town should issue bonds or notes to finance the appropriation for the proposed library project, thus approving that the Town Library be built.
NEW BUSINESS –
Kathy Blessing recommends that all members of the Board of Finance attend the Public Hearing of the Superintendent’s Budget for E.O.Smith High School Center on March 23rd at 7:00 pm. Since the date coincides with a scheduled BOF meeting, the Board discussed at least one member attending.
CORRESPONDENCE –None
GOOD & WELFARE – None
Motion to adjourn made by Jim Harvey at 8:30 pm...Seconded by Paul Schur.~~ All in favor
Next meeting scheduled for March 4, 2004 at 7:00P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Secretary
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