BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 OLD FARMS ROAD
WILLINGTON, CT ~06279
BUDGET MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Members Present: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Members Absent:
Alan Ference, Chairman Robert Wiecenski
Elizabeth Treiber John Patton, Vice Chair~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Peter Latincsics~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jim Bulick~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Geoff Prusak – Alternate
Annemarie Poole, Alternate~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Also Present: Donna Latincsics, Business Mgr; Tish Ignatowicz, Treasurer; Christina Mailhos, 1st Selectman, Christine Psathas & Suzanne Chapman, Registrars; Kelly Trueb, CIP; Dave Harding, Superintendant;
Chairman~Ference called the meeting to order at 7:07 P.M.
SEATING OF ALTERNATES
Jim Bulick motioned to seat Geoff Prusak for John Patton, Elizabeth Treiber seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
PRESENT TO SPEAK
Superintendent Harding informed the Board of possible changes to his budget request. They have a savings of $22,838 from the insurance line. Within the last week they went from needing another $85,000 for out of district placement to having another student returned to the school which would even out the funds.
Selectman Mailhos asked to have the Conservation Commission added to the agenda.
Alan Ference motioned to add Conservation Commission under New Business, Geoff Prusak seconded. All were in favor motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve the Budget Meeting Minutes of March 5, 2015 with the following correction, was made by Elizabeth Treiber, Jim Bulick~seconded.~ All were in favor, motion carried.~~
Pg 1 - title an "A" was added to the title after it was filed.
Pg 1 - Add Tom Treiber to Also Present
Pg 1 - motion under Present to Speak Jim Bulick's last name was spelled wrong.
Pg 2 - Probate Court should read - the amount is based on the grand list
Pg 2 - spelling on Andy's last name should be Marco
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NEW BUSINESS
Conservation Commission
The following memo was forwarded to the Board from the 1st Selectman:
The Conservation Commission has voted to accept and proceed with the implementation of a “Silvicultural Prescription and Harvest Operational Plan” (timber harvest) for a section of Fenton Ruby Park.~ The Conservation Commission plans to hire a consulting forester (whose fee would be paid out of the harvest proceeds) to oversee the operation and will go through the normal approval process with IWWC.
The Selectmen are in agreement with the Conservation Commission that any proceeds (estimated to be $15,000)~ be deposited into Fund 15: Open Space Fund.~ ~This was also favorably discussed at a CIP meeting and additional funds were not given to the Conservation Commission in this year’s budget because of the expectation that the Conservation Commission would receive these timber harvest funds.
Please consider making and approving the following motion to provide the Conservation Commission assurance and also to eliminate the need for a future Board of Finance transfer from the General Fund:
Move to “recognize the revenue from the timber harvest for a section of Fenton Ruby Park in Fund 15: Open Space Fund.”
Chairman Ference asked that we table this motion till next week. Discussion continued, request was tabled till the next meeting.
Budget Discussions
Chairman Ference asked the Board for the questions and concerns on the presented budgets. The following topics were discussed:
- MBR Funding
- Part-time Zoning Agent
- Salary Increases being consistent
- Chip sealing vs paving - possible sub-committee to research
- Health Insurance placeholder
- Consulting Engineer funding
- Propane costs
OLD BUSINESS - none
CORRESPONDENCE - none
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GOOD & WELFARE
Next Thursday's meeting we will be discussing the budget and approving the requests.
ADJOURMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:31 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra L. Lewis
Debra L. Lewis
BOF Recording Secretary
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