Agenda

Agenda (click here for a downloadable agenda)

Town Budget Presentation—First Selectman Rudy Marconi

BOE Budget Presentation— BOE Chair Frances Walton; Superintendent Karen Baldwin

Finance Board Presentation—Board of Finance Chair David Ulmer

Questions & Answers with Town Officials; Vote on Capital Items Under $100,000


According to the Town Charter:

"The Annual Town and Budget Meeting shall be held on the first Monday of May each year.  It shall receive a "State of the Town" address by the First Selectman and long- and short-term planning reports from selected boards.  The Board of Finance shall present the final budget proposed for adoption. The Town Meeting shall review and comment on the material presented for the benefit and guidance of all elected officials, including the Board of Finance and Board of Selectmen and shall conduct and vote on any business that may be outlined in the call."

The Town Meeting is designed to allow all property owners entitled to vote at Town Meetings as prescribed in the General Statutes the opportunity to comment on the Budgets, give elected officials feedback on materials presented and vote on Capital projects of less than $100,000 each.  At this year’s Annual Town and Budget Meeting, the Town will be voting on the following Capital projects:

Capital Items to be Presented at the Annual Town Meeting:      

Highway Department – Peter Hill

                        Lowboy Dump Truck - $56,892

                        Guardrail Replacements - $40,000

Parks & Recreation Department – Paul Roche

                        Rotary Mower - $56,500

                        Pickup Truck with Plow and Sander - $54,600

                        RHS Tennis/Basketball Court Repair  - $32,000

                        Parks/Fields Safety Improvement  - $20,500

                        Wellness Center Improvements -$36,500

Golf – Tony Steger

                        Approach Mower – Golf  - $25,000

                        Rotary Mower – Golf  - $72,100

                        Greens Aerator – Golf  - $11,400

                        Tee Reconstruction  - $15,000

Town Engineer – Charles Fisher

                        Storm Water MS 4 Permit Requirements - $21,000

                        Dam Engineering and Repairs - $61,000

                        Lake Mamanasco Drainage - $91,000

Tree Warden – John Pinchbeck

                        Tree Replacement  - $55,000

                        Utility Cart Replacement  - $  8,400

Fire Department – Chief Kevin Tappe

                        Cistern Repair  - $20,000

                        Cardiac Monitor - $31,586

                        AED Equipment  - $20,840

Police Department – Chief John Roche

                        Equipment and Furniture - $25,000         

Information Technology – Andrew Neblett

                        VMWare Server Center  -  $65,000

                        Town-Wide Phone System  -  $35,000

Other

                        Lounsbury House Chair Lift/Stairwell - $88,500