BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 OLD FARMS ROAD
WILLINGTON, CT 06279
SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Members Present: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Members Absent:
Ken Schoppmann, Chairman~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ann Marie Brown, Vice-Chair
Alan Ference, Secretary~~
Elizabeth Marco - arrived 7:36 pm
Peter Latincsics
Robert Wiecenski~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Annemarie Poole - Alternate
Elizabeth Treiber - Alternate
Also Present: Dave Harding, Superintendent; Christina Mailhos, 1st Selectman; Donna Latincsics, Business Manager; Tish Ignatowicz, Treasurer; Tyler Millix, Fire Chief WFD#1; Members of the BOE.
Chairman Schoppmann called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M.
SEATING OF ALTERNATES –
Robert Wiecenski motioned to seat Betsy Treiber for Lisa Marco, Alan Ference seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
PRESENT TO SPEAK – no one
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve the minutes of the January 19, 2012 was made by Alan Ference with the following amendment. Robert Wiecenski seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Page 2, under Revenue Presentation -change FY to 12/13.
NEW BUSINESS
Board of Education Budget Presentation
Superintendent Harding presented the Board f Education’s 12/13 budget request. Superintendent Harding informed the Board that the BOE has work diligently to produce a budget that balances the needs of the school system and the finances of the Town. The $7,660,378 request represents a 0.66% increase from the current year's budget. This includes an additional certified position and an additional paraprofessional at Center School. The Board of Education feels that this budget represents a budget that is educationally sound as well as fiscally responsible. He then reviewed the budget details to the Board.
Board of Finance -2- February 2, 2012
Discussion followed. The following topics were discussed:
- Special Ed outplacement - large expense
- Added remedial math teacher at Center School
- Bus contract up this year - possibility of 2 year extension
- consolidation of class sizes
- estimated return at end of 11/12 FY of approximately $200,000
Superintendent then distributed a summary of the 12/13 budget with assumptions.
OLD BUSINESS – none
CORRESPONDENCE
Conservation Commission notifying the Board that they are looking for a consultant and would like to use the $12,900 from Parks & Rec Fund 06.
Memo from Mary Huda certifying the grand list of $479,096,785.
GOOD & WELFARE – none
ADJOURMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:58 p.m.
Our next meeting will be next Thursday, February 9th with the Public Safety presenting their budget requests.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Recording Secretary
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