BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 OLD FARMS ROAD
WILLINGTON, CT 06279
SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Members Present:
Ken Schoppmann, Chairman
Ann Marie Brown, Vice-Chair
Alan Ference
Peter Latincsics (arrived 7:10 p.m.)
Elizabeth Marco (arrived 7:12 p.m.)
Chopeta Lyons
Richard Littell - Alternate
Mark Wiggins – Alternate
Also Present: Donna Latincsics, Business Manager; Tish Ignatowicz, Treasurer; First Selectman Mailhos; Selectman Millix; Lynn Nicholls, Public Works Dir.; Teri Gareau, Rec. Dir.; Members of the Rec. Commission; Paula Enderle, Library Board Chair; Members of the Library Board; Employees of the Library; Many Members of the Public.
Chairman Schoppmann called the meeting to order at 7:01 P.M.
SEATING OF ALTERNATES –
Chopeta Lyons motioned to seat Mark Wiggins for Peter Latincsics, Alan Ference seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Alan Ference motioned to seat Richard Littell for Lisa Marco, Ann Marie Brown seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
PRESENT TO SPEAK – Chairman Schoppmann asked if there was anyone here for present to speak other than for Library. Joe Colangelo was there on behalf of the Rec. Commission.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve the minutes of the February 18, 2010 Special Budget Meeting was made by Ann Marie Brown. Chopeta Lyons seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Budget Presentations
Dog Fund
Donna Latincsics presented to the Board the budget request. The request is for $18,030 which is an increase of $1,582 over last year’s request or 9.62%.
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Recreation Department
Teri Gareau presented their budget request. The request is for $42,471 which is an increase of $5,822 over last year’s request or 15.89%. Discussion followed.
Joe Colangelo, Chairman of the Parks and Rec. Commission, spoke in support of the job that Teri Gareau is doing. She balances the budget based on the losses at Halls Pond. Discussion followed.
WYFSS
Tara Bergeron Martin presented the budget request. The request is for $44,888 which is a decrease of $1,792.00 or -3.8% from last year’s request. Discussion followed. Chuck Wiggins from the Senior Center informed the Board of the van usage i.e. trips to Wal-Mart, Doctors appointments. Tara included that 39 families have been assisted with funds that were donated from the Town’s People thru local Churches and the Hall fund.
Library
Paula Enderle, Chair of the Library Board presented their budget request. The request is for $101,607.00 which is the same that was requested last year. There was a reduction in the contribution from the Library Fund from $55,941 to $40,000. To offset that cut in funding, the library hours would need to be reduced from 36 to 26 hours. Discussion followed. Numerous options were discussed to alleviate the cutting of hours and services.
The BOF asked that the library go back and redo their budget to what is needed to run the library and to consider what other changes could be implemented that would allow for the Library to remain open 36 hours as is presently the case.
A number of the Town’s people were present to speak in favor of the Library. They spoke in favor of keeping the Library open and increasing the Library’s hours and services.
OLD BUSINESS – none
CORRESPONDENCE – Letters in support of Library.
GOOD & WELFARE –
Our next meeting will be next Thursday, March 4th with the Elected Officials and Commissions presenting their budgets.
ADJOURMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:18 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Recording Secretary
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