BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 OLD FARMS ROAD
WILLINGTON, CT 06279
BUDGET MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Members Present: Members Absent:
Kathy Blessing, Chairwoman Dawn Semmelrock - Alternate
Ken Schoppmann, Vice-Chair Mark Jones
Ann Marie Brown
Elizabeth Marco
Jim Poole
Chopeta Lyons – Alternate
Also Present: Selectman Palmer; Tyler Millix, Fire Chief Willington #1; Vincent Tougas, WHFD; Tara Martin, WYFSS;
Chairwoman Blessing called the meeting to order at 7:11 P.M.
SEATING OF ALTERNATES
Ken Schoppmann motioned to seat Chopeta Lyons for Mark Jones. Ann Marie Brown seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve the Budget Meeting minutes of June 18, 2009 was made by Jim Poole with the following amendment. Chopeta Lyons seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Under approval of minutes, line should read: up to un-funded mandates in the future.
Page 2 – first paragraph the Y should be dropped from GASB.
PRESENT TO SPEAK - No One
NEW BUSINESS
Donna Latincsics, Business Manager, forwarded a memo with the end of year budget transfers with a brief description of the transfers.
Elizabeth Marco motioned that the Board of Finance authorizes the transfer of funds as follows:
$ 4,700 |
To Line Item 0141 Town Counsel |
$ 650 |
To Line Item 0181 Town Office Operations |
$ 560 |
To Line Item 0841 Pension Funding |
$ 200 |
To Line Item 0311 Public Works W |
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$ 4,000 |
From Line Item 0351 Transfer Station |
$ 1,600 |
From Line Item 0151 Town Clerk Election Expense |
$ 510 |
From Line Item 0126 Registrar Election Expense |
Chopeta Lyons seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Board of Finance -2- August 20, 2009
JAG Grant
Donna Latincsics, Business Manager, forwarded a memo to the Board concerning the appropriation for the Justice Assistance Grand (JAG). The purpose of the funds is to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery. One of the uses is crime prevention. The Board of Selectmen is recommending the installation of a security system for the Town Office building.
Kathy Blessing motioned to appropriate $9,100 from account #03-3049 JAG Grant to be reimbursed by the Connecticut Local Pass-Through Justice Assistance Grant Program for the purpose of purchasing a security system for the Town Office Building. Elizabeth Marco seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
WHFD Request
Vincent Tougas of the Willington Hill Fire Dept presented the Board with a request from Chief Michael Makuch. The letter is to inform the Board that the Fire Dept has a right of first refusal with the estate of Richard Wilson for the purchase of his land at 51 Ruby Road. The letter goes on with more information i.e. a grant application for $4 million to build a new station, a house on the property that can be rented for $1500 a month. The grant does not cover land purchase.
A number of options were discusses. Chairwoman Blessing will contact the Board of Selectmen to form a committee to discuss the logistics of the purchase. Elizabeth Marco has volunteered to represent the Board of Finance on this committee. We will call a special meeting if needed prior to our next meeting in October.
Emergency Fund
Copies of the original agreements between the Town and the Fire Department were distributed to the Board. Discussion followed. Chairwoman Blessing will draft a letter to the Board of Selectmen to negotiate a new agreement including the Emergency Service Fund.
OLD BUSINESS –
WYFSS
Copies of the guidelines and application for the scholarship were distributed to the Board. WYFSS Director Tara Bergeron Martin was present to answer any questions. Discussion followed.
CORRESPONDENCE – none
GOOD & WELFARE –
Jim Poole asked the Board to request Superintendent Dave Harding to come to the nest meeting to answer some concerns he has with the surplus from last year and the surplus that is already showing up this year. He also asked that the $300,000 surplus from the BOE be moved from the General Fund to the CAP Reserve fund in anticipation of the GASB 43/45. Chairwoman Blessing will contact Superintendent Harding.
Ken Schoppmann suggested that we meet with the Library Board before the budget process starts. He would like to add them to the October agenda.
ADJOURMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:12 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik, BOF Secretary
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