BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 OLD FARMS ROAD
WILLINGTON, CT 06279
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Members Present: Members Absent:
Kathy Blessing, Chairwoman Dawn Semmelrock - Alternate
Ken Schoppmann, Vice-Chair
Ann Marie Brown
Jim Poole
Elizabeth Marco
Mark Jones
Chopeta Lyons – Alternate
Also Present: Selectmen Palmer; Donna Latincsics, Business Manager; Tyler Millix, Fire Chief Willington #1; Tara Martin, WYFSS; Janice Boltseridge, Library Board.
Chairwoman Blessing called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M.
SEATING OF ALTERNATES
Ann Marie Brown 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 September 17, 2009 was made by Jim Poole. Chopeta Lyons seconded. All were in favor, motion carried. Mark Jones abstained.
PRESENT TO SPEAK –
Selectman Eldredge informed the Board of an opportunity for a grant from the Municipal Energy Conservation Grant with $42,776 available. We will need $4,000 from the Town to cover expenses. He will be presenting this to the Board of Selectmen at their next meeting. This is a reimbursable grant. Discussion followed.
NEW BUSINESS
ECS & State Fiscal Stabilization Funds
Donna Latincsics presented the Board with a letter explaining this request. 14.26 % of the ECS entitlement
will be supported by Federal SFSF funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA). There are 2 separate SFSF funding strands: Education State Grants and Government Services
Funds. The state funded portion will continue to be paid to the town in accordance with CGS 10-262i.
The SFSF portion will be paid directly to the Board of Education. Since the town will not receive the SFSF
portion, the revenue side of the budget will fall short by $524,527. Section 19 of Public Act 091 of the
June Special Session allows municipalities to reduce the Board of Education appropriation by the ECS-SFSF funds. Discussion followed.
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Kathy Blessing motioned that the Board of Finance reduces the Education budget appropriation
of $7,594,202 for the July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 fiscal year by $524,527, which is equal to the
amount of funds the board of education will receive directly from the State Fiscal Stabilization
Fund. Ken Schoppmann seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
WFD#1 North Station Roof
Donna Latincsics presented the Board with a memo explaining the request for a Town Meeting.
Kathy Blessing motioned that the Board of Finance recommends that the Board of Selectmen call
a Town Meeting to appropriate $80,000 from the General Reserve Fund to finish the new roof and bay entrance project at the South Station and replace the roof at WFD#1 North Station. Elizabeth Marco seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
WYFSS – Tara Martin asked to be added to the agenda to ask the Boards advice on emergency funds.
Kathy Blessing motioned to Add WYFSS to the agenda. Mark Jones seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Tara explained to the Board about the possibility of residence needing assistance for the winter with heating their homes. She requires that the people who need help apply for emergency assistance from the state. But if there is an emergency need she will use the funds she has. She wanted to make sure that the funds she has are available to her for helping with assistance. The Board told her that the funds were there for her to use.
GASB 43/35
Ken Schoppmann reviewed for the Board and explained what will need to be done. Discussion followed. This is something that will have to be discussed with the new Board in November.
Willington Hill Fire Dept. – Land Purchase Update
Chief Makuch sent a letter updating the Board on where things stand with the property. We have lost the first right of purchase. The Board agreed that there are a lot of unanswered questions but they are still willing to entertain the purchase. This will also be added to the new Boards agenda.
Ad-Hoc regionalization committee change of membership
Kathy Blessing was concerned because she will no longer be on the Board that she can no longer be on the committee. It was decided that she need not be a member of the Board of Finance to be on the committee.
CORRESPONDENCE – none
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GOOD & WELFARE –
Prior to the meeting Selectman Eldredge presented Chairwoman Kathy Blessing with a plaque thanking her for her many years of service. He then read a letter from Selectman Charette who could not attend the meeting expressing his thanks. The Board would also like to thank Kathy for her years of service and wish her well. She will be missed.
ADJOURMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:59 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Secretary
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