Board of Selectmen - Minutes - 02/10/2021

MINUTES
THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN REGULAR BUDGET MEETING
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
4:00pm
Waterford Town Hall
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Members Present: First Selectman Robert Brule and Selectwoman Elizabeth
Sabilia, Selectwoman Jody Nazarchyk.
PROCEDURE: The Board of Selectmen will hear budget requests in accordance
with the below agenda for the Budget meeting, which begins at 4:00pm:
The Board of Selectmen to consider and act on the following budgets and at the
appropriate time forward to the Board of Finance for its’ consideration of and
action on the FY 21/22 Budgets:
A. Call to Order First Selectman Rob Brule called the meeting to order at
4:01pm.
B. Pledge of Allegiance
C. Public Comment
Susan Driscoll, Retirement Commission, stated she was happy to report the
retirement commission voted and approved on the budget. In addition, happy to
have a capable Finance Director.
D. Consider and act on the following budget requests:
1. Insurance
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Insurance budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $4,717,903.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
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2. Retirement
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Retirement budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $5,682,906.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
3. Debt Service
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Debit Services budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $7,934,633.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
4, Capital Improvements
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Capital Improvement budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$2,964,754.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
5. Transfer of Capital Non-Recurring
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Capital Improvement budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$975,600. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
E. FINAL ACTION on FY 21/22 Town Operating Proposed Budget
FINAL ACTION
PROCEDURE: The Board of Selectmen to finalize FY 21/22 Budgets
listed on the attached schedule entitled “Board of Selectmen, FY
21/22 Budgets ~ To Be Finalized on 2/10 /2021 and forwarded to the
Board of Finance for their consideration of and action on the FY
21/22 Budgets.
1. Board of Selectmen
MOTION made by Sabilia, and seconded by Nazarchyk to approve the
Board of Selectmen budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$205,313.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
2. Registrars
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Registrars budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $74,508.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
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3. Board of Finance
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Board of Finance budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $65,547.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
4, Assessor
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Assessor budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $291,847.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
5. Board of Assessment Appeals
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Board of Assessments Appeals budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$1,620.00 VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
6. Tax Collector
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the Tax
Collector budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $211,907.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
7. Finance Department
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia toapprove the
Finance Department budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$653,894.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
8. Legal
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Legal budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $298,000.00. VOTING
IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
9. Town Clerk
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Town Clerk budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $269,750.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
10. Planning & Zoning
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Planning & Zoning budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$634,914.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
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11. Building Maintenance
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Building Maintenance budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$778,870.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
12. Insurance
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Insurance budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $4,717,903.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
13. Economic Development Commission
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Economic Development Commission budget request for FY21/22 in the
amount of $10,076.00 VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
14. Conservation Commission
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Conservation Commission budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$18,250 VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
15. Zoning Board of Appeals
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Zoning Board of Appeals budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$4,310.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
16. Retirement
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Retirement budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $5,682,906.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
17. RTM
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
RIM budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $18,903.00. VOTING
IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
18. Building Department
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Building Department budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$293,008.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
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19. Youth & Family Services
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Youth & Family Service budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$232,634.00, VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
20. Social Service Grants
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Social Service Grant budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$84,366.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
21. Contingency
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Contingency budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $265,000.00
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
22. Emergency Management
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Emergency Management budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$1,062,665.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
23. Fire Services
MOTION made by Sabilia, and seconded by Nazarchyk, to approve the Fire
Service budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $3,411,155.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:2-0 (Sabilia)
24. Police
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Police Department budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$6,421,688.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
25. Public Works
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Public Works budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $4,709,654.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
26. Conservation of Health - Ledge Light Health District
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Conservation of Health budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$142,282.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
27, Public Health / Nursing —- VNA
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MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Public Health/ Nursing budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$27,820.00, VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
28. Senior Services
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Senior Services budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $491,489.00.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
29. Library
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Library budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $999,475.00. VOTING
IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
30. Recreation & Parks
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Recreation & Parks budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$1,450,159.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
31. Flood & Erosion
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Flood & Erosion budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $2,138.00
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
32. Ethics Commission
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Ethics Commission budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $850.00
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
33, Human Resources
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Human Resources budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $265,664.00
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:2-0 (Sabilia)
34. Information Technology
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Information Technology budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$846,642.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
F. FINAL ACTION on FY 21/22 Town General Government Operating
Proposed Budget of $34,645,207.00
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MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the Town
General Government Operating Budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$34,645,207.00. VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
G. FINAL ACTION on Capital Improvement Plan & Debit Services
(Including the 5 year CIP) Proposed Budget of $11,874,987.00
H. Debt Service
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Debit Services budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of $7,934,633.00,
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
I. Capital Improvements
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Capital Improvement budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$2,964,754.00 VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
J. Transfer of Capital Non-Recurring
MOTION made by Nazarchyk, and seconded by Sabilia to approve the
Capital Improvement budget request for FY21/22 in the amount of
$975,600.00 VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous VOTE:3-0
K. Correspondence
Fa. Sally Ritchie’s Letter submitted 2/9/2021
L. Old Business
M. New Business
N. Adjournment- MOTION was made by Ms. Nazarchyk and seconded by
Ms. Sabilia to adjourn at 6:09pm. VOTING IN FAVOR; unanimous,
VOTE:3-0
jy submitted,
Cindy ah
Recording Secretary
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