Town Meeting Minutes - Annual Budget Meeting

TOWN OF WILLINGTON

ANNUAL TOWN BUDGET MEETING

April 18, 2017

Selectman Mailhos called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. She then read the call of the meeting.   Christina  asked for nominations for a moderator.  Christine Psathas  nominated Chopeta Lyons for moderator and Suzanne Chapman seconded the nomination.                                                   

Motion carried.

Moderator read each question as addressed.

ITEM 1

TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATION

BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2017TO JUNE 30, 2018.  REGION 19 PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM BUDGET WAS WARNED BY THE REGIONAL DISTRICT AND SHALL APPEAR AS QUESTION 1 AT REFERENDUM ON

MAY 2, 2017.

General Government                                      $   4,692,741.00

Education K-8                                                $   8,126,510.00

Proposed Teachers Retirement Benefit          $     613,739.00

Region 19                                                       $  4,374,374.00

Total Town Budget                               $17,807,364.00

No discussion.

ITEM II

TO SET A DATE, NOT LESS THAN SEVEN NOR MORE THAN FOURTEEN DAYS THEREAFTER,FOR A VOTE ON THE ANNUAL GENERAL BUDGET AND BOARD OF EDUCATION  BY A SEPARATE “YES OR “NO” VOTE ON THE VOTING MACHINES.

Christine Psathas made a motion to set Tuesday, May 2, 2017 as the date for referendum and seconded by Bob Jellen.                                          

No Discussion                

Motion carried.          

ITEM III

TO SET THE TOWN OFFICE BUILDING AS THE POLLING PLACE AND TO SET THE HOURS, OF THE REFERENDUM, DURING  WHICH  VOTES MAY  BE CAST, NOT LESS THAN BETWEEN THE HOURS OF TWELVE O’CLOCK NOON AND EIGHT O’CLOCK P.M. AND NOT MORE THAN BETWEEN THE HOURS OF SIX  O’CLOCK A.M. AND EIGHT O’CLOCK P.M.

Suzanne Chapman made a motion that the Town Office Building be the polling place and the time for the referendum is set for 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. and Peter Tanaka seconded.

No Discussion.               

Motion carried.          

ITEM IV

TO SEE IF THE TOWNSPEOPLE ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE

BOARD OF SELECTMEN, WILL ADOPT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2018 TO 2022

Bob Jellen made a motion to approve Item IV and was seconded by Peter Tanaka

No Discussion.

Motion carried.

The moderator adjourned the meeting to referendum, to be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 from 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Town Office Building, 40 Old Farms Road at

7:11 P.M.

Dated at Willington, this 19th day of April, 2017

Respectfully submitted,

Donna J. Hardie

Town Clerk