Board of Finance - Minutes - 03/12/2025

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025
*REVISED* Budget Hearing Minutes ‘Town Hall Auditorium 9:00pm
Present: Chairman Glenn Patterson, Ronald R. Fedor, Bill Sheehan, Michael Rocchetti,
Robert Tuneski, Josh Kelly, Joseph Filippetti
Elected: Rob Brule, First Selectman; Paul Goldstein, RTM Moderator
Staff:
Kimberly Allen, Finance Director; Christine Walters, Director of Human Resources; Jeff
Robillard, IT Manager; Rebecca Hall, Admin Assistant Finance Office/BOF Recording
Secretary
Establishment of a quorum and call to order:
‘A quorum was established and a call to order was established at 7:32 pm, March 12, 2025.
Public comment: none
Standing Motion: was made by Bill Sheehan and seconded by Robert Tuneski to consider the
budget requests without individual motions for each series and department to expedite the
meeting. Bill Sheehan will make motion on all budgets and Ron Fedor will second the motion.
Vote: 7-0-0 Motion: Passed
Human Resources Budget:
Motion by Bill Sheehan and seconded by Ron Fedor to approve the Human Resources budget
request for FY25/26 in the total amount of $244,204 designated by the Series Subtotals above.
Christine Walters, Director of Human Resources, presented an opening statement sharing with
the Board that it was a challenging year for hiring/rehiring for positions. Next year, at the end of
FY26, there will be more contract negotiations with unions in the Town and the budget will
reflect that specifically in legal fees. HR will be working on transferring all paper documents to
electronic files to minimize the amount of paper records kept by the Town which is mandated by
the State. Bill Sheehan requested the number of job descriptions that were modified by HR this
past year. The director will forward the list of positions to the Board.
Vote: 7-0-0 Motion: Passed


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Retirement Budget:
Motion by Bill Sheehan and seconded by Ron Fedor to approve the Retirement budget request
for FY25/26 in the total amount of $7,760,257 designated by the Series Subtotals above.
Bill Sheehan pointed out that all costs are benefit costs.
Vote: 7-0-0 Motion: Passed
Insurance Budget:
Based upon conversations with alternative insurance carriers, the Director of Finance, Kimberly
Allen, recommended that the Board decrease the Insurance budget by $500,000 as that amount
is projected to be the reduction in cost under the Town’s new insurance proposal.
Motion by Ron Fedor and seconded by Michael Rocchetti to approve the decrease in Line#
10112-52251 Health Care from $4,709,735 to $4,209,735 for a total line reduction of $500,000
designated by the Series Subtotals above.
Vote: 7-0-0 Motion: Passed
Motion by Robert Tuneski and seconded by Michael Rocchetti to approve the Insurance budget
request for FY25/26 in the total amount of $5,604,561 designated by the Series Subtotals above.
Vote: 7-0-0 Motion: Passed
Legal Budget:
Motion by Bill Sheehan and seconded by Ron Fedor to approve the Legal budget request for
FY25/26 in the total amount of $295,000 designated by the Series Subtotals above.
Vote: 7-0-0 Motion: Passed
Information Technology Budget:
Motion by Bill Sheehan and seconded by Ron Fedor to approve the Information Technology
budget request for FY25/26 in the total amount of $1,214,796 designated by the Series Subtotals
above.
IT Manager, Jeff Robillard, opened discussion of the IT department by presenting a budget that is
1.35% lower than FY24/25. He stated their focus is on strengthening the IT infrastructure of the
Town. The IT Department encourages all Town departments to use IT as a resource to enhance
everyday work.
Bill Sheehan requested a 1-2 page document to be submitted listing all software currently being
used by the Town. Mr. Robillard will create this document and forward to the Board.
Vote: 7-0-0 Motion: Passed


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Motion by Josh Kelly and seconded by Michael Rocchetti to add Nursing Services to the March
12, 2025 Budget Hearing.
Vote: 7-0-0 Motion: Passed
Motion by Bill Sheehan and seconded by Ron Fedor to approve the Public Health and Nursing
budget request for FY25/26 in the total amount of $21,600 designated by the Series Subtotals
above.
The Board requested that the Finance Director obtain answers to the following questions from
the contact at the Visiting Nurses Association:
What is the number of Waterford residents that the VNA has serviced in the past year?
What effects has the change of Yale New Haven cutting funding/programs had on the VNA?
Director Allen will obtain the answers and forward to the Board. Response attached.
Vote: 7-0-0 Motion: Passed
Adjournment:
Motion by Robert Tuneski and seconded by Michael Rocchetti to adjourn the Budget Meeting of
the Board of Finance at 8:16 pm.
Vote: 7-0-0 Motion: Passed
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Bill Sheehan, Clerk Rebecca L. Hall, Secretary
Respectfully submitted


Questions posed to the VNA with a written response from Karen DeSantis, Nursing Services Yale New
Haven Health 3/13/2025
What is the number of Waterford residents that the VNA has serviced
in the past year?
What effects has the change of Yale New Haven cutting
funding/programs had on the VNA?
1, In the Wellness programs we see approx. 52 patients per month. Most of
these are people who come back month after month.
Over the course of the year there were 621 visits to the clinics.
In the indigent care program we see between 6-10 patients per
month. Usually these are the same people as we maintain them outside of
the hospital with monthly visits to help them remain in their homes.
2. Sunsetting these programs will allow the VNA to focus our time, talent
and resources on our core business of caring for patients in their homes.