BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 OLD FARMS ROAD
WILLINGTON, CT 06279
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Members Present: Members Absent:
Kathy Blessing, Chairwoman Dawn Semmelrock - Alternate
Ken Schoppmann, Vice-Chair
Ann Marie Brown
Mark Jones
Jim Poole
Elizabeth Marco
Chopeta Lyons – Alternate
Also Present: Selectmen Palmer; Peter Andersen, Conservation Commission
Vice Chairman Schoppmann called the meeting to order at 7:10 P.M.
SEATING OF ALTERNATES –
Mark Jones motioned to seat Chopeta Lyons for Kathy Blessing. Ann Marie Brown seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Jim Poole motioned to accept the minutes of October 16, 2008. Ann Marie Brown seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Ann Marie Brown motioned to accept the minutes of November 20, 2008. Chopeta Lyons seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
7:15 Chairwoman Blessing arrived.
PRESENT TO SPEAK –
Christine Pathos mentioned how nice the new web site is but was disappointed that the Board of Finance agenda was not posted. Chairwoman Blessing told her that the web site was still a work in progress.
Peter Andersen asked to be added to the agenda for Conservation Commission business.
Jim Poole motioned to add the Conservation Commission to New Business specifically for the topic of the Knowlton Property to 1) allocate funds for the survey and 2) to call a Town Meeting for the purchase of the property. Mark Jones seconded, all were in favor, motion carried.
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Selectman Eldredge asked to be added to the agenda to discuss the Steap Grant and the need for a Town Meeting.
Elizabeth Marco motioned to add the Water Main Steap Grant to New Business. Ken Schoppmann seconded, all were in favor, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Peter Andersen presented the Board with two requests. The first request was for the appropriation of $20,000 for the Open Space Fund for the A2 survey for the Knowlton property.
Elizabeth Marco motioned to approve the appropriation of $20,000 from the Open Space Fund for the A2 survey, not to exceed $20,000 for the Knowlton property. Mark Jones seconded. Discussion followed. All were in favor, motion carried.
The seconded request was to call a Town Meeting for the appropriation of $330,000 from the CIP fund to purchase the Knowlton property. This is part of the plan of Conservation Development that was previously approved and ear marked.
Elizabeth Marco motioned that the Board of Finance recommends that the Board of Selectmen call a Town Meeting to authorize the appropriation of $330,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purchase of the Knowlton parcel. Ann Marie Brown seconded, discussion followed. All were in favor, motion carried.
Selectman Eldredge presented the Board with a memo concerning the Steap Grant – Water Main Installation to Center School.
Elizabeth Marco motioned that the Board of Finance recommends that the Board of Selectmen call a Town Meeting to appropriate $350,000 from STEAP grant, DPH log #2009-0093 for the design and construction of a water main from the Senior Housing water system complex to Center School. Ann Marie Brown seconded, discussion followed. All
were in favor, Jim Poole Abstained, motion carried.
Chairwoman Blessing distributed a copy of the letter that she will be sending to all the Boards and Commissions with her recommendations for the 2009 – 2010 budget requests. Discussion followed. The Board members agreed that the requests should be for a 0% or less increase. Chairwoman Blessing will adjust her letter accordingly.
Vice Chair Schoppmann informed the Board of what was discussed at the Region 19 Budget meeting. Discussion followed.
Chairwoman Blessing informed the Board that there are changes to the 2009-2010 Budget Calendar. The Auditors will meet with us at the March 19th meeting and the Town Meeting will have to be scheduled for April 21, 2009.
OLD BUSINESS – none
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CORRESPONDENCE –
Memo from Donna Latincsics concerning the CIP Budget. They are looking for direction from the Board of Finance. Discussion followed. It was agreed that the Budget letter that Chairwoman Blessing would be distributing shortly should help with the decisions that need to be made.
GOOD & WELFARE – none
Our next regular scheduled meeting will be Thursday, January 15, 2009.
ADJOURMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Secretary
Attachemnts: 2009-2010 Adjusted BOF Budget Schedule
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