Board of Finance - Minutes - 12/09/2020

Board of Finance Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Regular Meeting Minutes 7:00 pm, Revision #1
Zoom Meeting
Present:
Absent:
Elected:
RTM:
Staff:
Chairman Ronald R. Fedor, Mark Geer, John Sheehan, Kevin Petchark, Glenn
Patterson, Tali Maidelis, Robert Tuneski (7:24 pm)
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Thomas Dembek, RTM Moderator —
Abbas Danesh, Treasurer, Kimberly Allen, Finance Director, Maryellen *
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Establishment of a quorum and call to order:
A quorum was established and a call to order was established at 7:00 pm,
December 9, 2020.
Public comment: No public comment.
Election of Chair:
Ronald Fedor was nominated to be the Chair.
Motion by Tali Maidelis and seconded by Glen Patterson to approve the motion.
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Mark Geer to move that nominations
be closed.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Election of Clerk:
Mark Geer was nominated to be the Chair.
Motion by Ronald Fedor and seconded by Tali Maidelis to approve the motion.
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Tali Maidelis to move that
nominations be closed.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed

Board of Finance Regular Meeting Minutes — December 9, 2020
Page 2, Revision #1
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Approval and acceptance of Board of Finance special meeting minutes from
November 18, 2020.
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Glenn Patterson to approve the
special meeting minutes of November 18, 2020.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Review and approval of the Board of Finance budget for FY2022.
Motion by Mark Geer and seconded by John Sheehan to approve the budget as
stated.
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Mark Geer to change the office
supplies line 10103-53010 from SO to $60.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Tali Maidelis to move that a new
budget total be $65,547.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Review and approval of the Contingency budget for FY2022 for $265,000.
Motion by Mark Geer and seconded by John Sheehan to approve the budget as
stated.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Review and approval of the Debt Service budget for FY2022 for $8,412,089.
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Mark Geer to approve the budget as
stated.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed

Board of Finance Regular Meeting Minutes — December 9, 2020
Page 3, Revision #1
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Selection of Board of Finance liaisons to Town of Waterford Boards and
Commissions’ for a term of one year. (See attached list)
Board of Education: Tali Maidelis
Board of Selectmen: Ronald Fedor
Utility Commission: Robert Tuneski
Recreation and Parks Commission: Robert Tuneski
Police Commission: Mark Geer
Senior Citizen Commission: Glenn Patterson
Youth Services Advisory Council: Mark Geer
Emergency Management Advisory Council: John Sheehan
Representative Town Meeting: Ronald Fedor
Municipal Complex Improvement Building Committee: Glen Patterson
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Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Mark Geer to approve the liaisons to
the Town of Waterford Boards and Commissions’.
Vote: 7-0 Motion: Passed
Appointment of Board of Finance member to serve on the Information
Technology Committee for a term of one year December, 2020 to December,
2021.
Ronald Fedor nominated for the position.
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Mark Geer
Vote: 7-0 Motion: Passed
Appointment of Board of Finance member to serve on the Ad Hoc Committee to
Screen Social Service Grant budgets for a term of one year December, 2020 to
December, 2021.
John Sheehan nominated for the position.
Motion by Ronald Fedor and seconded by Glenn Patterson
Vote: 7-0 Motion: Passed

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Appointment of Board of Finance member to serve to the Fleet Management Ad
Hoc Committee for aterm of one year December, 2020 to December, 2021.
Glenn Patterson nominated for the position.
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Tali Maidelis
Vote: 7-0 Motion: Passed
Appointment of two Board of Finance member to serve to the RTM Long Range
Fiscal Planning Committee for a term of one year December, 2020 to December,
2021.
Kevin Petchark and Glenn Patterson nominated for the position.
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Tali Maidelis.
Vote: 7-0 Motion: Passed
Old Business: Kimberly Allen: Updated the Board on the outstanding debt for
the school construction project, current amount owed is just under $800,000.
New Business:
a. Kimberly Allen: Advised the Board that the Town has received $105,000 in
State reimbursement for COVID-19 expenses. Additional funds from the
State may be available. The Town’s FEMA submission has still not been
approved.
b. Nominate a Board of Finance member to the School Building Committee that
will run through 6/30/2021.*
*Revised to reflect that the term will end 6/30/2021 not 6/30/2020, due to
clerical error.
Tali Maidelis nominated for the position.
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Mark Geer
Vote: 7-0 Motion: Passed

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Liaison Reports: Glenn Patterson: Municipal Complex — we are on track for a
temporary certificate of occupancy for the garage for the end of December 2020.
All work is complete; however, landscaping, and the machinery for the wash bay
units will be deferred until Spring. The canopy for the garbage trucks is done and
we are in the final stages of finishing the project. The phase two remediation is
now finished with one more sampling well to be completed with an expected
balance of $150,000 to be returned to the Town.
Adjournment:
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Mark Geer to adjourn the Meeting of
the Board of Finance at 7:53 p.m.
Vote: 7-0 Motion: Passed
Respectfully submitted,
Mark Geer, Jr., Clerk Maryellen McConnell, Secretary