BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 OLD FARMS ROAD
WILLINGTON, CT 06279
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Members Present: New Members:
Ken Schoppmann, Vice-Chair Richard Littell - Alternate
Ann Marie Brown Mark Wiggins - Alternate
Elizabeth Marco Peter Latincsics
Chopeta Lyons Alan Ference
Also Present: Selectmen Mailhos and Millix; Teri Gareau, Rec. Director; Members of the Rec Commission.
Vice-Chairman Schoppmann called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Vice-Chair Schoppmann called for a nomination for Chairman.
Elizabeth Marco nominated Ken Schoppmann for Chairman. Ann Marie Brown seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Chairman Schoppmann called for a nomination for Vice-Chairman.
Chopeta Lyons nominated Ann Marie Brown for Vice-Chairman. Ken Schoppmann seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Chairman Schoppmann called for a nomination for Secretary.
Chopeta Lyons nominated Alan Ference for Secretary. Ken Schoppmann seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
SEATING OF ALTERNATES – None needed
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve the minutes of the October 15, 2009 as amended was made by Chopeta Lyons. Elizabeth Marco seconded. All were in favor, motion carried. Peter Latincsics abstained.
Page 2, Old Business, 1st Line of explanation, should be residents not residence.
PRESENT TO SPEAK – no one
NEW BUSINESS
Rec Commission – STEAP Grant
Joe Colangelo of the Rec Commission explained to the Board the plan for the STEAP Grant funds and asked that the Board request the Selectmen call a Town Meeting to authorize the appropriation. Discussion followed.
Board of Finance -2- November 19, 2009
Chairman Schoppmann motioned that the Board of Finance recommends that the Board of
Selectmen call a Town Meeting to authorize appropriation of $150,000 from the General Fund
to be reimbursed by the STEAP Grant for the River Road Complex. Chopeta Lyons seconded.
All were in favor, motion carried. Alan Ference abstained.
Selectmen Joint Budget Meeting Request
First Selectman Mailhos presented the Board with a memo requesting a joint meeting with the Board
of Selectmen, Board of Education and the Board of Finance to discuss the upcoming budget season.
Discussion followed. Chairman Schoppmann agreed that the meeting would be a good and idea and asked Selectmen Mailhos to make arrangements.
Budget Calendar
Copies of last year’s approved calendar were distributed to the Board. Chairman Schoppmann informed the Board that this will have to be approved at the next meeting.
OLD BUSINESS - none
CORRESPONDENCE – none
GOOD & WELFARE –
It was brought to my attention that the discussion with the Library Chairman was left out of the October 15th minutes. Below is the paragraph that should have been included in the minutes for your approval.
Janice Boltseridge was asked to come to the Board to discuss the Budget for the Library and the Town’s eventual taking over of the expenses. The original agreement was that the Library would contribute their endowment to offset the expenses. Since then there has been an increase to the staff and expenses that has caused the endowment balance to decrease quicker than expected. The Board is asking that the Library not create anymore expense for the Town to take on. It will be hard to go backwards if anymore
services or staff is added that the Town cannot afford. Chairwoman Blessing asked Elizabeth Marco to send a letter to the Library Board to reiterate what the Board of Finance is requesting.
ADJOURMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:26 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Secretary
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