BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 OLD FARMS ROAD
WILLINGTON, CT 06279
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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; Donna Latincsics, Business Manager; Ann Marie Poole, Treasurer; Sue Yorgensen, Zoning Enforcement Agent.
Chairwoman Blessing called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M.
SEATING OF ALTERNATES – Not Needed
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Jim Poole motioned to accept the minutes of December 18, 2008 with the following amendment. Ken Schoppmann seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Present to speak spelling correction: should be Christine Psathas.
PRESENT TO SPEAK – No one
NEW BUSINESS
Sue Yorgensen presented the Board with a Land Use Engineering Expense Report. Due to the Winterberry project at a current cost of $13,209 Land Use is over budget. No transfers need to be made at this time. Transfers will have to be made before year-end. Discussion followed.
Donna Latincsics presented the Board with a request for appropriation for equipment for the Emergency Operations Center.
Mark Jones motioned that the Board of Finance approves the appropriation of $5,000 from the General Fund to be reimbursed by the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to purchase equipment for the Emergency Operations Center. Elizabeth Marco seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Board of Finance -2- January 15, 2009
Ann Marie Poole distributed to the Board the Town’s 2008-2009 Revenue Budget Estimate. At this time we are projecting a $150,000 to $200,000 deficit in this years budget. The Board discussed recommending that departments to cut back on spending unless necessary and cutting back on over-time.
OLD BUSINESS
Region #19 Track renovation – Peter Latincsics joined the meeting to inform the Board of what happened at this evenings PTA meeting with Region #19. The Referendum is February 10th and it is up to the people who vote. Mr. Latincsics asked if there is a contingency plan if this is rejected and the answer was no.
Chairwoman Blessing motioned to add CIP 2009/2010 to the agenda. Mark Jones seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Chairwoman Blessing attended the last CIP meeting and discussed with the Board what was discussed. Discussion followed.
Chairwoman Blessing motioned the Board of Selectmen cut out $147,000 from the CIP line item in their Board of Selectmen approved budget. Ken Schoppmann seconded. Discussion followed.
Chairwoman Blessing amended her motion to :
All requests from Board of Selectmen for CIP funding be eliminated in the 09/10 budget. Ken Schoppmann seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE – none
GOOD & WELFARE – none
Our next Budget meeting will be Thursday, February 5, 2009.
ADJOURMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Secretary
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