BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 OLD FARMS ROAD
WILLINGTON, CT 06279
BUDGET MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Members Present: Members Absent:
Lynn Brown, Chairman Elizabeth Marco - Alternate
Kathy Blessing, Vice-Chair
Jim Harvey
Ken Schoppmann
Ann Marie Brown
Matt DiNallo
Geoff Prusak – Alternate
Also Present: Donna Latincsics, Business Manager; Annemarie Poole, Treasurer; Donna Hardie, Town Clerk; Peter Anderson, Registrar; Peter Anderson, Conservation Commission & Board of Assessment Appeals; Christine Psathas, BOE.
Chairman Brown called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve the Budget Meeting minutes of February 15, 2007 was made by Matt DiNallo. Jim Harvey seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
PRESENT TO SPEAK – Budget Request –
Elected Officials & Commissions:
a. Probate Court
b. Registrar of Voters
c. Board of Finance
d. Treasurer
e. Board Assessment Appeals
f. Town Clerk
g. Conservation Commission
h. Planning & Zoning
i. Zoning Board of Appeal
j. Inland Wetland Commission
k. Economic Development Commission
Board of Finance -2- February 22, 2007
NEW BUSINESS
The following budgets were reviewed:
Town Clerk: Donna Hardie presented the budget request. The total request is for $92,736, an increase of $1,861 or 2.0% over last years approved amount.
Registrar of Voters: Judith Andersen presented the budget request. The total request is for $20,578, an increase of 4.7% or $923 over the prior years approved amount. Part of the increase is due to an increase to the registrar’s salary.
Even with the increase their salary is still significantly lower pay than an entry level assistant position on the union scale.
Conservation Commission: The total request is for $1,500, an increase of $0 or 0% from the prior years approved amount.
Board Assessment Appeal: The total request is for $1,273, an increase of $0 or 0% over the prior years approved amount.
Board of Finance: The total request is for $4,126, an increase of 3.9% or $154 over the prior years approved amount.
Treasurer: Annemarie Poole, Treasurer presented the 2007-2008-budget request. The total request is for $29,284, an increase of $763 or 2.7% over the prior years approved amount.
The Board questioned the Deputy Treasurer position. Annemarie Poole told the Board that they have only used the service of the Deputy Treasurer for about a half an hour this year.
Kathy Blessing motioned to decrease line #0132 Treasurer by $2,000 to $27,284. Jim Harvey seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Probate Court: The total request is for $5,022, an increase of 0% over the prior years approved amount.
Planning & Zoning: The total request is for $108,801, an increase of $2,847 or 2.7% over the prior years approved amount.
The Board questioned the $5,000 allocated for line item #0171-400. Annemarie Poole said that his is something they are working on being able to use. Chairman Brown informed the Board that they were denied $5,000 from CIP for their GIS system and maybe this should
be used for that instead.
Kathy Blessing motioned that line item #0171-400 be zero from $5,000. Then add a new line into to #0171 to read GIS System for $5,000. Matt DiNallo seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Board of Finance -3- February 22, 2007
Zoning Board of Appeal: The total request is for $4,200, a 0% increase over last years approved amount.
Inland Wetland Commission: The total request is for $2,950. 0% increase over last years approved amount.
Funding EM Director
Donna Latincsics presented the Board with a memo requesting a budget transfer to fund the position of Emergency Management Director for the 4th quarter of 2006-2007.
Kathy Blessing motioned that the Board of Finance authorizes the transfer of funds as follows:
$1,000 to line item #0234 Emergency Management Director
$1,000 from line item #0831 Employee Health Insurance
Ken Schoppmann seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS – none
CORRESPONDENCE – none
GOOD & WELFARE –
The next budget meeting will be with the Board of Education on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 7:00 pm.
ADJOURMENT
Motion to adjourn at 8:12 was made by Ken Schoppmann, Jim Harvey seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Secretary
Board of Selectmen
860-487-3100
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