BOARD OF FINANCE
REGULAR MEETING
September 15, 2005
7:00 pm
Members Present: Members Absent:
Lynn Brown, Chairman Lisa Kenderdine
Kathy Blessing Paul Schur – Alternate
Jim Harvey
Henry Becker
Bill Hodge
Geoff Prusak – Alternate
Also present: John Patton, Selectman
Chairman Brown called the Meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Motion was made by Bill Hodge to seat Geoff Prusak for Lisa Kenderdine. Henry Becker seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve minutes of the August 18, 2005 was made by Jim Harvey, Bill Hodge seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
PRESENT TO SPEAK –
John Patton, Selectman – Grant Administrator
Selectman Patton again brought his concerns of not having a grant administrator to handle the grants for the town. At the last Selectman’s meeting he was told that we would not be getting one and that the Finance Department would be handling the grants. At the last Board of Finance meeting the Business Manager told us that she was not comfortable or experienced with handling the grants. The Board of Finance wrote a letter to the Selectman’s office to recommend hiring a Grant Administrator. Considering that a contract has been awarded without the Board of Finance even approving the job he feels that the Board of Finance needs to get involved and ask for some answers.
Discussion followed. The Board of Finance agreed to attend the next Selectman’s meeting on Monday September 19th to bring their concerns to the 1st Selectman.
Willington Rec Dept Memo – River Road Athletic project
Chairman Brown distributed a memo from the rec dept with a formal request asking for a town meeting to authorize the expenditure of $67,000 for the Capitol Reserve Fund. Discussion followed.
Henry Becker motioned to ask the Town Selectmen to hold a Town Meeting to authorize the expenditure of $67,000 form the Capitol Reserve Fund for the purpose of funding the River Road Athletic project which was approved in the CIP plan for fiscal year 2005-2006. Jim Harvey seconded. All were in favor, Geoff Prusak abstained. Motion carried.
BOARD OF FINANCE -2- September 15, 2005
OLD BUSINESS –
Kathy Blessing informed the Board that there is an agreement on the business administrative contract. She has the file if any of the board members have any questions. Chairman Brown thanked her for her help.
Kathy then spoke about at the last meeting the discussion about the Business Manager job description. She wants the Board to realize that the person in that position is in high demand to other districts. In order to keep that person in that position the Board of Selectman made a rush decision. They do not want to loose the administrator that we have.
Chairman Brown said that the job description is coming. Members of the Board agreed that a job description is necessary. He informed the Board that once the job description is done it would need to be approved by the Board of Selectmen, Board of Education and the Board of Finance.
Discussion followed.
Geoff Prusak commented that what happening is that power is being taken away from the elected public servants and put to the paid personnel. So the people that control the Town are not elected. As a voter he has control over the elected person and does not have any control over the paid person.
Selectman Patton suggested that we should evaluate the pay structure of our elected officials. Cathy Blessing agreed with John that if the First Selectman is paid too much because they are only a policy maker and not oversee the day-to-day operations they shouldn’t be paid to be an administrator.
NEW BUSINESS – none
CORRESPONDENCE – none
GOOD & WELFARE – none
Motion to adjourn made by Jim Harvey at 8:10 pm…seconded by Bill Hodge.~~ All in favor, motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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Debra Hlobik,
BOF Secretary
Board of Selectmen
860-487-3100
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