BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 OLD FARMS ROAD
WILLINGTON, CT ~06279
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Members Present: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Members Absent:
Ken Schoppmann, Chairman~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mark Wiggins – Alternate
Ann Marie Brown, Vice-Chair Peter Latincsics~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chopeta Lyons~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Alan Ference
Elizabeth Marco
Richard (Butch) Littell - Alternate
Also Present: Donna Latincsics, Business Manager; Tish Ignatowicz, Treasurer; Christina Mailhos, First Selectman; Lynn Nicholls, Public Works and members of the public.
Chairman Schoppmann called the meeting to order at 7:01 P.M.
SEATING OF ALTERNATES
Motion to seat Butch Littell for Peter Latincsics was made by Chopeta Lyons and seconded by Alan Ference. ~All were in favor, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve the Regular Meeting minutes of October 20, 2011 was made by Alan Ference, Butch Littell seconded with the following amendments. ~All were in favor, motion carried.
Page 2 - 1st paragraph, 2nd line - should read - Tara asked what would another $6,000 give us.
NEW BUSINESS
Budget Discussions
Chairman Schoppmann reviewed for the Board some of the deciding factors with the Region 19 budget.
- Federal funding of $340,000 that they won't be getting this year.
- Student population + approximately $170,000.
- Columbia students should help with another $275,000.
Board of Finance~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~-2-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ November 17, 2011
Budget Letter
Chairman Schoppmann asked what Board members would like to include in the budget letter. He explained the purpose of the letter is to inform the boards and commission of what will be expected in the upcoming budget meetings. The Board will be sending their ideas to Chairman Schoppmann and he will draft a letter.
Elizabeth Marco arrived at 7:30 pm.
OLD BUSINESS – none
CORRESPONDENCE - none
GOOD & WELFARE
Chairman Schoppmann thanked Butch Littell and Mark Wiggins for their 2 years that they served as alternates on the Board. He thanked Chopeta Lyons for all her hard work and putting together the Fund summary to help Board members know what the funds are for.
Each of the Board members expressed their thanks to Butch, Mark and Chopeta.
ADJOURMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Recording Secretary
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