Board of Finance - Minutes - 04/21/2020

Board of Finance ; Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Public Hearing/Special Meeting Minutes
On FY20/21 Budgets
Present:
Absent:
Elected:
RTM:
Staff:
Chairman Ronald R. Fedor, Mark Geer, John Sheehan, Kevin Petchark, Glenn
Patterson and Tali Maidelis a
None.
Robert J. Brule, First Selectman
Thomas Dembek, Moderator - \ ‘
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Kim Allen, Finance Director, Gary Schneider, Public Works Director, Dave Campo
Town Clerk, Brian Flaherty, Director Public Works, Paige Walton, Assessor, Abby
Piersall, Planning Director, Thomas Girard, Superintendent Board of Education,
Craig Powers, Assistant Superintendent Board of Education, Roslyn Rubinstein,
Library Director, Chief Brett Mahoney, Police Department, Alan Wilensky, Tax
Collector, Joyce Sauchuk, Director of Human Resources, Ed Crane, IT Director,
Bruce Miller, Director Fire Services, Steve Singara, Director Emergency
Management, and Maryellen McConnell, Secretary.
Establishment of a quorum and call to order:
A quorum was established and a call to order was established at 3:01 pm,
April 21, 2020.
Public Hearing of all Town budgets for Fiscal Year 2020/2021
Chairman Fedor requested comments from the public on the budget.
Public Comments: Please see the attached Public Comments from Helen
Kwasniewski.
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Tali Maidelis to adjourn the public
hearing at 3:09 pm.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed

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Motion for John Sheehan and seconded by Mark Geer to hear the appeal of the
Waterford East Lyme Shellfish Commission (WELSCO):
Vote: 6-0 . Motion: Passed
To accept the Appeal of WELSCO (Waterford East Lyme Shellfish Commission)
from the Board of Selectmen to increase their request by $3,500 deleted from
their budget.
Vote: 0-6 Motion: Failed
Statement read by First Selectman Robert Brule. Please see attached statement.
Final Budgetary Action:
Standing Motion: was made by Mark Geer and seconded by Glenn Patterson to
approve the budgets as designated by the series sub-totals.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Board of Education (10160) in the amount of $50,842,315
Vote: 5-1 Abstain: Mark Geer Motion: Passed
e Board of Selectmen (10101) in the amount of $201,320
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
e Registrars of Voters (10102) in the amount of $74,279
Vote: 6-0 . Motion: Passed
e Board of Finance (10103) in the amount of $66,000
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
e Assessor (10104) in the amount of $283,613
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed

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Board of Assessment Appeals (10105) in the amount of $1,588
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Tax Collector (10106) in the amount of $206,156
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Finance Department (10107) in the amount of $701,270
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Legal Department (10108) in the amount of $298,000
Vote: 6-0 Motion:. Passed
Town Clerk (10109) in the amount of $267,309
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Planning & Zoning Commission (10110) in the amount of $629,267
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Building Maintenance (10111) in the amount of $253,045
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Insurance (10112) in the amount of $4,658,000
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Economic Development Commission (10113) in the amount of $8,576
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Conservation Commission (10114) in the amount of $18,250
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed

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Zoning Board of Appeals (10115) in the amount of $4,310
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Retirement Commission (10116) in the amount of $6,282,978
Motion by Glenn Patterson for reducing line item #51949 OPEB Trust
Fund Contribution from $1,400,000 to $1,100,000, seconded by Mark
Geer.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Motion by John Sheehan for a new department total of $5,982,978,
seconded by Mark Geer. 
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Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Representative Town Meeting (10117) in the amount of $19,453
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Building Department (1018) in the amount of $289,423
Vote: 6-0 . Motion: Passed
Youth Services (10119) in the amount of $244,743
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Social Service Grants/Misc. (10120) in the amount of $81,780
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Contingency (10121) in the amount of $265,000
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Emergency Management (10122) in the amount of $1,087,258
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed

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Fire Services (10123) in the amount of $3,101,562
Vote: 6-0 ’ Motion: Passed
Police Commission (10129) in the amount of $6,450,741
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Public Works (10130) in the amount of $4,689,207
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Conservation of Health (10132) in the amount of $139,197
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Public Health Nursing Service (10133) in the amount of $27,820
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Senior Citizens Commission (10135) in the amount of $548,127
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Waterford Public Library (10136) in the amount of $1,073,193
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Recreation & Parks Commission (10137) in the amount of $1,519,608
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Current Year Capital Improvements (10138) in the amount of
$2,216,680
Vote: 6-0 . Motion: Passed

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Debt Service (10139) in the amount of $7,628,790
Vote: 6-0 . Motion: Passed
Transfers to Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditure Fund (10140) in the
amount of $1,401,280
Vote: 6-0 . Motion: Passed
Flood & Erosion Control Board (10141) in the amount of $2,138
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Ethics Commission (10143) in the amount of $650.00
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Human Resources Department (10145) in the amount of $266,233
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Community Use of Schools (10146) in the amount of $86,126
Vote: 6-0 Motion:. Passed
Information Technology (10147) in the amount of $824,968
Vote: 5-1 Abstain: Mark Geer Motion: Passed
Motion by Glenn Patterson and seconded by Tali Maidelis to approve the General Fund
Total Budget in the amount of $34,371,188
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed

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Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Tali Maidelis to approve the Capital and
Debt Service budgets in the amount of $11,246,650.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Mark Geer to approve the total budget of
$96,460,253 to forward to the RTM.
Vote: 6-0 Motion: Passed
7. Chairman Fedor wanted to thank everyone for their patience in this process.
Also, John Sheehan wanted everyone to know that even though there is an
increase in the Grand List, and a 1.25% increase in the budget there is a 0% tax
increase.
8. Adjournment:
Motion by John Sheehan and seconded by Mark Geer to adjourn the Budget
Meeting of the Board of Finance at 4:10 p.m.
Vote: 6-0 | Motion: Passed
Respectfully submitted,
Mark Geer, jr. Clerk ; Maryelles McConnell, Secretary