BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 OLD FARMS ROAD
WILLINGTON, CT 06279
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Members Present: Members Absent:
Kathy Blessing, Chairwoman Dawn Semmelrock - Alternate
Ken Schoppmann, Vice-Chair
Jim Poole
Ann Marie Brown
Mark Jones
Elizabeth Marco
Chopeta Lyons – Alternate
Also Present: Donna Latincsics, Business Manager; Selectmen Eldredge & Palmer; Annemarie Poole, Treasurer; Carol Larson, Revenue Collector.
Chairwoman Blessing called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M.
SEATING OF ALTERNATES
Mark Jones motioned to seat Chopeta Lyons for Elizabeth Marco, Jim Poole seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve the minutes of the April 7, 2009 meeting following the Budget Hearing was made by Jim Poole with the following amendments. Ken Schoppmann seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Under Old Business the Fire Marshall’s Budget should read $22,275.
Page 2, Last paragraph should read $15,000 for line item #831
Motion to approve the minutes of the April 7, 2009 Budget Hearing was made by Chopeta Lyons with the following amendment. Mark Jones seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
The seconded paragraph from the bottom, seconded line should read: up to unfounded mandates in the future.
Motion to approve the minutes of the May 13, 2009 Special Joint Meeting with the Selectmen & Education Boards was made by Chopeta Lyons. Mark Jones seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
PRESENT TO SPEAK
Donna Latincsics asked that year-end transfers be added to the agenda.
Kathy Blessing motioned to add the end of the year budget transfers to the agenda under New Business. Ann Marie Brown seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
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Donna Latincsics then asked that the 2009/2010 Ambulance Budget Request be added to the agenda for the purpose of clarification.
Kathy Blessing motioned to the 2009/2010 Ambulance Budget Request be added to Old Business for clarification. Ken Schoppmann seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Suspense Request - Carol Larson presented the Board with the Suspense Request for the 08/09 Fiscal year. The list is still collectable and will be turned over to the collection agency.
Chopeta Lyons motioned to approve the Tax Collectors Suspense List of $15,613.46 for the 08/09 Fiscal Year. Ken Schoppmann seconded. Discussion followed. All were in favor, motion carried.
Auditor’s Presentation – Walter F. O’Connell, C.P.A. or O’Connell, Pace & Company presented the Board with the Audit Results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. Discussion followed.
Lisa Marco arrived at 7:30 pm.
The auditor then spoke about GASB 43/45 and answered question from the Board. Discussion followed.
Municipal Facility Study – Donna Latincsics presented the Board with a request for the appropriation for the new Capital Project, Municipal Facility Study.
Mark Jones motioned to transfer $24,422.19 from Line Item #0930 Capital Expenditures to a new capital project Municipal Facility Study #1-03-3047 for the purpose of completing the evaluation for the facilities of the WHFD, FD#1 and the Senior Center. Jim Poole seconded. Discussion followed. Vote was taken: Yes – Brown, Jones, Schoppmann, No – Poole, Abstained – Marco. Motion Carried.
MIL Rate –
Chairwoman Blessing motioned to set the 2009/2010 MIL rate at 23.35 MILS. Jim Poole seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Culvert Upgrade at Turnpike Road Extension – Selectman Eldredge presented the Board with a request for a Town Meeting and transfer for the Turnpike Rd Extension Culvert Upgrade.
Chairwoman Blessing motioned that the Board of Finance recommends that the Board of Selectmen call a Town Meeting to appropriate $25,818 from DEMHS Grant number FEMA- DR-1619-CT-5R for the design and construction to upgrade the culvert on Turnpike Road Extension. Lisa Marco seconded. Discussion followed. Vote was taken, all were in favor, motion carried.
Chairwoman Blessing motioned to transfer $8,275 from Capital Projects; Assessors Computer to a New Capital Project; Upgrade of Culvert on Turnpike Road Extension. Lisa Marco seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
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Budget Transfers – Donna Latincsics presented the Board with the request.
Chairwoman Blessing motioned that the Board of Finance authorizes the transfer of funds as follows:
2,400 to line Item #0182 Town Hall Operations
750 to line Item #0181 Town Office Operations
2,400 from line item #0831 Employee Insurance
750 from line item #0175 Economic Development
Ken Schoppmann seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
09/10 Ambulance Grant Budget Request – Donna Latincsics informed the Board that there is no record of the transfer of $28,700 from the Emergency Service Reserve Fund to cover the grant.
Chairwoman Blessing motioned to transfer $28,700 from the Emergency Service Fund #17 to #221 Ambulance Grant for the 2009/2010 Budget. Lisa Marco seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
GASB 43/45 – Discussion was held. It was agreed upon that there is more information needed from the actuary and the auditor before a decision can be made. This will be added to next month’s agenda.
CORRESPONDENCE – none
GOOD & WELFARE – none
ADJOURMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Secretary
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