Board of Mayor and Burgesses

MINUTES REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF MAYOR AND BURGESSES DECEMBER 1, 2015 1. Mayor N. Warren “Pete” Hess called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with the following in attendance: BURGESSES: PRESS: R. Neth L. Jackson L. Marshall R. Burns P. Scully, Sr. P. Singley K. Donovan, arr. 6:17 p.m. R. Vitale C. Herb D. Wisniewski RESIDENTS: D. Hoff Three DEPARTMENT HEADS: F. Dambowsky, Emergency Management Director R. Butler, Jr., Controller J. Lawlor, Human Resources Director J. Stewart, DPW Director R. Pugliese, Naugatuck Economic Development Corp. OTHERS: R. Krzykowski, Planning Commission E. Fitzpatrick, Attorney M. Leonard, Conservation Commission D. Sheridan, Finance Board J. Taf, Former Mayor K. McSherry, Attorney F. Flores, Conservation Commission E. Carter, Mayoral Aide 2. Burgess Carl Herb led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. 3. Motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Deputy Mayor Neth that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 4, 2015. Each member received a copy for review. Mayor Hess abstained. 4. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Deputy Mayor Neth that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses approve the monthly reports of November. Each member received copies for review. 5. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Deputy Mayor Neth to recess to Executive Session at 6:02 p.m. for discussion on the following: Collective Bargaining (DPW AFSCME Union), Real Estate Negotiations (Acquisition of additional industrial/commercial parcels) and Pending Litigation inviting in Human Resources Director J. Lawlor, Attorney E. Fitzpatrick and Naugatuck Economic Development Corporation CEO R. Pugliese. Mayor Hess reconvened the meeting at 7:17 p.m. 6. The following motion emanated from Executive Session.  -2- Minutes – Board of Mayor and Burgesses Regular Meeting – December 1, 2015 VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Deputy Mayor Neth and seconded by Burgess Scully that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses approve the tentative agreement between the Borough of Naugatuck and Local 1303- 12 Council 4 AFSCME AFL-CIO and authorize Mayor Hess to sign the agreement between the parties. 7. Public Comment Residents spoke on the Andrew Mountain Road property, using the Naugatuck Armory to train students on energy savings and overtime at the Fire and Street Departments. 8. Mayor Hess appointed the Law Firm of Fitzpatrick, Mariano, Santos & Sousa PC, 203 Church Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770 as Borough Attorneys effective December 1, 2015, term to expire December 5, 2017. 9. Mayor Hess made the following Burgess Liaison appointments; as if read: Deputy Mayor R. Neth Finance Board, Park Commission Burgess R. Burns Pension, Police, River Walk, Street Lights Burgess K. Donovan Finance Board, Zoning Commission Burgess C. Herb Board of Education, Planning Commission Burgess D. Hoff Arts, Elderly, Finance, NEDC, River Walk Burgess L. Jackson Elderly, Housing Authority, NEDC, Park, Police Burgess P. Scully NEDC, WPCA, Zoning Commission, River Walk Burgess R. Vitale Fire Commission, Park Commission, Police Comm. Burgess D. Wisniewski Finance, NEDC, Park, Police, River Walk 10. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Burgess Jackson that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses approve the appointment of Pamela Ruccio, 70 Fairview Avenue, Naugatuck, CT 06770 as an elector of the Board of Education and AFSCME Pension Board, filling the vacancy of J. Dambowsky, indefinite term. 11. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Burgess Jackson that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses approve the appointment of Roseann Krodel, 40 Rockwell Avenue, Naugatuck, CT 06770 as an elector of the Board of Education and AFSCME Pension Board, filling the vacancy of L. Mengacci, indefinite term. 12. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Burgess Burns that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses approve the appointment of Roseann Krodel, 40 Rockwell Avenue, Naugatuck, CT 06770 as an elector of the UPSEU and Chapter 90 Pension Board, filling the vacancy of L. Mengacci, indefinite term. 13. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion Burgess Scully and seconded by Burgess Jackson that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses approve the appointment  -3- Minutes – Board of Mayor and Burgesses Regular Meeting – December 1, 2015 of Kelli Sargeant, 125 Ward Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770 as the UPSEU Union Representative of the UPSEU and Chapter 90 Pension Board, filling the vacancy of J. Dambowsky, indefinite term. 14. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Burgess Burns that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses approve the appointment of Roseann Krodel, 40 Rockwell Avenue, Naugatuck, CT 06770 as an elector of the Non Union Pension Board, filling the vacancy of L. Mengacci, indefinite term. 15. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Burgess Burns that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses confirm the appointment of Assistant Town Clerk and Assistant Registrar of Vital Statistics, Leslie K. Mazur, 176 Colonial Boulevard, West Haven, CT 06516, term to run from January 4, 2016 to January 1, 2018. 16. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Deputy Mayor Neth that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses confirm the appointment of Assistant Registrar of Vital Statistics, Elisa Levesque, 96 Village Circle, Naugatuck, CT 06770, term to run from January 4, 2016 to January 1, 2018. 17. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Deputy Mayor Neth that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses confirm the appointments of the following Subregistrars of Vital Statistics, terms to run concurrently with the Town Clerk and Registrar of Vital Statistics, January 4, 2016 to January 1, 2018, as directed by law; as if read: Steven P. Zembruski John W. Ford Naugatuck Valley Memorial Funeral Home Alderson Funeral Home 240 North Main Street 201 Meadow Street Naugatuck, CT 06770 Naugatuck, CT 06770 James A. Mengacci Daniel J. Ford Buckmiller Thurston Mengacci Funeral Home Alderson Funeral Home 82 Fairview Avenue 201 Meadow Street Naugatuck, CT 06770 Naugatuck, CT 06770 18. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Deputy Mayor Neth and seconded by Burgess Scully that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses authorize Mayor N. Warren “Pete” Hess to sign a waiver of conflict of interest and to execute all contracts and related documents for a Monitoring & Environmental Consulting Services Agreement for the Naugatuck Armory Reserve Center between the Borough of Naugatuck and Nobis Engineering, Inc., 1224 Mill Street, Building B, Suite 223, East Berlin, CT 06023 as approved by borough counsel.  -4- Minutes – Board of Mayor and Burgesses Regular Meeting – December 1, 2015 19. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Deputy Mayor Neth and seconded by Burgess Scully that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses ratify the execution of the Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement between the Borough of Naugatuck and the State of Connecticut regarding parking at the Armory for the Naugatuck High School Thanksgiving Day Football Game on November 26, 2015. 20. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Deputy Mayor Neth and seconded by Burgess Scully that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses authorize Mayor N. Warren “Pete” Hess to execute any and all documents regarding the property transfer of the Connecticut Army Reserve National Guard (CTARNG) Naugatuck Armory to the Borough of Naugatuck including but not limited to a State of Connecticut Transfer of Establishment Form IV document as approved by borough counsel. 21. Mayor Hess appointed the following members to a Tax Ordinance Subcommittee to modify the existing Tax Abatement Ordinance and to create a new ordinance establishing a Tax Incremental District: Burgess Kathleen L. Donovan Burgess Patrick J. Scully, Sr. Burgess Rocky Vitale 22. Mayor Hess appointed the following members to an Industrial/Commercial Parcels Subcommittee to investigate the feasibility of additional industrial/commercial parcels: Borough Engineer Wayne Zirolli Director of Public Works James Stewart Deputy Mayor Robert A. Neth Burgess Robert J. Burns Burgess Laurie Jackson Burgess Donald Wisniewski 23. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Herb and seconded by Burgess Scully that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses refer to the Joint Boards of Mayor and Burgesses and Board of Finance the following transfer from the various department line items to the following accounts as recommended by Controller Robert W. Butler, Jr. under the 2014/2015 Budget as if read: Transfer From Account Number Line Item Amount Property Assessment 1008-0401-0000-0000 Regular Payroll 17,852.52 Downtown Development 1012-0440-0000-0000 GDC Building Maintenance 27,936.58  -5- Minutes – Board of Mayor and Burgesses Regular Meeting – December 1, 2015 Police Department 2001-0401-0000-0000 Regular Payroll 31,381.86 Police Department 2001-0402-0000-0000 Overtime 58,283.71 WPCB 3004-0483-0000-0000 WWTF Collection System COPS 183,364.91 DPW 4000-0401-0010-0000 Regular Payroll Street Maintenance 28,752.55 DPW 4000-0401-0011-0000 Regular Payroll Park Maintenance 102,302.22 DPW 4000-0401-0012-0000 Regular Payroll Vehicle Maintenance 24,908.56 Pensions 6001-0713-0000-0000 Social Security 171,486.73 Insurance 6002-0722-0000-0000 Employees Medical & Hospital 253,023.98 899,293.62 Transfer To Account Number Line Item Amount Town Hall Building 1002-0436-0000-0000 Heating 4,585.30 Town Hall Building 1002-0445-0000-0000 Service Contract Elevator 133.79 Town Wide Activity 1003-0437-0000-0000 Electricity 2,017.45 Town Wide Activity 1003-0439-0000-0000 Postage 4,304.17 Town Wide Activity 1003-0441-0000-0000 Advertising 2,048.40 Town Wide Activity 1003-0551-0000-0000 Office Supplies 192.20 Probate Court 1005-0428-0000-0000 Copier Maintenance 149.00 Elections 1006-0442-0000-0000 Maintenance Equipment 2,031.08 Elections 1006-0450-0000-0000 Conference Dues 70.00 Property Assessment 1008-0402-0000-0000 Overtime 10,521.65 Property Assessment 1008-0450-0000-0000 Conference/Dues 120.00 Property Assessment 1008-0462-0000-0000 Maintenance Agreement 3,450.00 Property Assessment 1008-0554-0000-0000 Gas and Oil 123.59 Building Inspector 1009-0554-0000-0000 Gas & Oil 92.17 MIS 1010-0401-0000-0000 Regular Payroll 9,332.91 MIS 1010-0456-0000-0000 Web Host 319.71 Town Clerk 1011-0401-0000-0000 Regular Payroll 3,746.26 Downtown Development 1012-0422-0000-0000 Legal Fees 4,009.00 Zoning,, ZBA & Inland Wetlands 1014-0402-0000-0000 Overtime 720.61 Zoning, ,ZBA & Inland Wetlands 1014-0550-0000-0000 Departmental Supplies 64.29 Legal Department 1015-0421-0000-0000 Human Resource Legal 7,398.58 Legal Department 1015-0422-0000-0000 General Legal 50,997.06 Prospect St Bldg. Maintenance 1018-0440-0000-0000 Prospect St Bldg. Maintenance 4,684.96 Police Department 2001-0407-0000-0000 Education Increment 2,400.00 Police Department 2001-0442-0000-0000 Maintenance Equipment 268.99 Police Department 2001-0463-0000-0000 Train in Service School 1,492.72 Police Department 2001-0467-0000-0000 Repairs to Motor Vehicles 116.65 Police Department 2001-0469-0000-0000 Traffic Lights 2,075.48 Police Department 2001-0471-0000-0000 Prisoner Expense 104.03 Police Department 2001-0476-0000-0000 Maintenance Computer 2,148.35 Police Department 2001-0480-0000-0000 School Allowance 4,573.74 Police Department 2001-0492-0000-0000 Chief's Expense Account 8.17 Fire Department 2002-0401-0000-0000 Regular Payroll 20,631.40 Fire Department 2002-0402-0000-0000 Overtime 117,932.75 Fire Department 2002-0437-0000-0000 Electricity 215.43 Fire Department 2002-0438-0000-0000 Water 514.55 Fire Department 2002-0480-0000-0000 School Reimbursement 750.00 Fire Department 2002-0489-0000-0000 Medical Examinations 998.10  -6- Minutes – Board of Mayor and Burgesses Regular Meeting – December 1, 2015 Fire Department 2002-0525-0000-0000 Gas/Utilities 382.53 Fire Department 2002-0554-0000-0000 Gas and Oil 441.04 Emergency Mgmt. 2005-0401-0000-0000 Regular Payroll 0.04 Eastside Fire Station 2008-0436-0000-0000 Heating Oil 142.89 Eastside Fire Station 2008-0437-0000-0000 Electricity 2,229.58 Youth Services 3002-0504-0000-0000 Mortgage Payment 26.66 Public Health Nursing 3003-0401-0000-0000 Regular Payroll 45,087.52 Public Health Nursing 3003-0407-0000-0000 Education Increment 2,000.00 Public Health Nursing 3003-0415-0000-0000 Retired Employee Sick & Vacation Pay 5,516.32 WPCB 3004-0439-0000-0000 Postage 16.96 WPCB 3004-0669-0000-0000 Veolia Service Fees/Other Payment 22,611.74 WPCB 3004-0672-0000-0000 Veolia Collection System Maintenance 158.60 Senior Center 3005-0525-0000-0000 Utilities 950.51 Street Department 4000-0401-0000-0000 Regular Payroll 52,733.49 Street Department 4000-0401-0015-0000 Regular Payroll Recreation 92.20 Street Department 4000-0402-0010-0000 Overtime Street Maintenance 29,582.68 Street Department 4000-0402-0011-0000 Overtime Park Maintenance 20,129.44 Street Department 4000-0402-0015-0000 Overtime Recreation 6,030.83 Street Department 4000-0408-0000-0000 Part Time 54.90 Street Department 4000-0425-0000-0000 Meal Allowance 151.35 Street Department 4000-0428-0000-0000 Copier Maintenance 229.00 Street Department 4000-0436-0000-0000 Heating 2,068.14 Street Department 4000-0437-0000-0000 Electricity 1,804.80 Street Department 4000-0438-0000-0000 Water 31,649.50 Street Department 4000-0454-0000-0000 Background Checks 69.00 Street Department 4000-0505-0000-0000 Tipping Fees 13,205.25 Street Department 4000-0519-0000-0000 MSW Recycling Collection 0.04 Street Department 4000-0528-0000-0000 Lighting Service 11,305.67 Street Department 4000-0554-0000-0000 Gas & Oil 121,538.38 Street Department 4000-0555-0000-0000 Tires 1,066.13 Street Department 4000-0664-0000-0000 Roads Sand & Salt 5,091.98 Engineering Department 4006-0540-0000-0000 Phase II Storm Water 1,669.64 Debt Service 5001-0705-0000-0000 Miscellaneous Borrowing Cost 331.00 Pensions 6001-0708-0000-0000 DC Plan 15,049.79 Pensions 6001-0714-0000-0000 Special Medical Pension 25,225.68 Insurance 6002-0715-0000-0000 Insurance claims Deductible 2,822.33 Insurance 6002-0718-0000-0000 General Liability 223.00 Insurance 6002-0725-0000-0000 Heart & Hypertension 5,497.13 Insurance 6002-0726-0000-0000 Unemployment Compensation 51,889.00 Insurance 6002-0734-0000-0000 Law Enforcement Liability 4,536.00 Public Officials & Employment Insurance 6002-0742-0000-0000 Liability 1,459.00 Insurance 6002-0755-0000-0000 Flood Insurance 2,088.00 General 6004-0743-0000-0000 Street Lighting 6,226.02 General 6004-0748-0000-0000 Municipal Audit 5,150.00 General 6004-0757-0000-0000 Railroad Station 2,374.23 Contingency 7000-0799-0000-0000 Contingency 133,043.09 899,293.62  -7- Minutes – Board of Mayor and Burgesses Regular Meeting – December 1, 2015 24. Motion by Burgess Herb and seconded by Burgess Scully that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses adopt the following resolution regarding the Rescission of Certain Appropriations and Bond Authorizations, as if read: WHEREAS, the Borough of Naugatuck has authorized appropriations and the issuance of bonds to fund such appropriations for the following Projects (the “Projects”) on the following dates and in the following amounts: Date of Authorization Project Amount 6/1/1999 High School Cafeteria $2,600,000 11/7/2000 5 Year Capital Projects $6,326,900 4/29/2003 Pension Bonds $49,265,000 2/25/2005 5 Year Capital Projects $5,785,000 5/16/2006 Loss Retiree Benefits Reserve Fund $4,685,000 6/25/2007 High School Roof $6,233,564 2010 Refunding Bonds $5,000,000 6/4/2013 Refunding Bonds $6,600,000 1/7/2014 Certificates of Participation (Wastewater) $2,500,000 1/7/2014 Certificates of Participation (Incinerator) $15,500,000 WHEREAS, the Projects are complete and all amounts necessary have been borrowed and spent to complete such Projects; and WHEREAS, certain amounts remain appropriated and authorized for the issuance of bonds for each Project. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by this Board of Mayor and Burgesses and recommended to the Board of Mayor and Burgesses and Board of Finance sitting jointly that each of the Projects is hereby closed and the comptroller is hereby directed to make the appropriate entries in the accounts of the borough to close out and eliminate the unspent appropriations and authorized and unissued amounts. ROLL CALL VOTE: FOR OPPOSE ABSTAIN Mayor Hess D. Hoff None None R. Neth L. Jackson R. Burns . P. Scully, Sr. K. Donovan R. Vitale C. Herb D. Wisniewski Motion carried 10-0-0 25. Motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Deputy Mayor Neth that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses adopt the following resolution to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds for payment of the outstanding principal of, interest and any call premium on certain of the borough’s general obligation bonds and costs related thereto, as if read:  -8- Minutes – Board of Mayor and Burgesses Regular Meeting – December 1, 2015 RESOLVED, (a) That the Borough of Naugatuck (the “Borough”) issue its refunding bonds, in an amount not to exceed SIX MILLION DOLLARS ($6,000,000) (the “Refunding Bonds”), the proceeds of which are hereby appropriated: (1) to fund one or more escrows, and to apply the balance held in such escrows, together with the investment earnings thereon, to the payment in whole or in part, as to be determined by the Mayor and Treasurer, of the outstanding principal of and interest and any call premium on certain of the maturities of the Borough’s General Obligation Bonds, (the “Prior Bonds”), including the payment of interest accrued on the Prior Bonds to the date of payment and (2) to pay costs of issuance of the Refunding Bonds authorized hereby, including, but not limited to, legal fees, consultants’ fees, trustee or escrow agent fees, credit enhancement fees, underwriters’ or purchaser fees, interest and other financing costs and other costs related to the payment of the Prior Bonds described above. The Refunding Bonds shall be issued pursuant to the General Statutes of Connecticut, as amended, and any other enabling acts (the “Act”). The Refunding Bonds shall be general obligations of the Borough secured by the irrevocable pledge of the full faith and credit of the Borough. (b) That the Mayor and the Treasurer shall sign the Refunding Bonds by their manual or facsimile signatures. The Mayor and the Treasurer are authorized to determine which of the Prior Bonds are to be redeemed and the amount, date, interest rates, interest mode maturities, redemption provisions, form and other details of the Refunding Bonds; to designate one or more banks or trust companies to be certifying bank, registrar, transfer agent and paying agent for the Refunding Bonds and escrow agent with respect to the refunding escrow or escrows to be funded with proceeds of the Refunding Bonds; to provide for the keeping of a record of the Refunding Bonds; to sell the Refunding Bonds at public or private sale or by direct placement; to deliver the Refunding Bonds; and to perform all other acts which are necessary or appropriate to issue the Refunding Bonds. (c) That the Mayor and the Treasurer are authorized to call irrevocably for redemption such of the maturities of the Prior Bonds, as they shall determine to refund from the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds and other moneys as they may determine to make available for this purpose and to defease such Prior Bonds by executing and delivering an escrow agreement in such form and upon such terms as they shall approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof. (d) That the Mayor is authorized to make representations and enter into written agreements for the benefit of holders of the Refunding Bonds to provide secondary market disclosure information, which agreements may include such terms as he deems advisable or appropriate in order to comply with applicable laws or rules pertaining to the sale or purchase of such Refunding Bonds.  -9- Minutes – Board of Mayor and Burgesses – Regular Meeting – December 1, 2015 (e) That the Mayor is hereby authorized if he determines it is in the Borough’s best interest, to acquire, on behalf of the Borough, bond insurance or other forms of credit enhancement guaranteeing the Refunding Bonds on such terms as the Mayor determines to be appropriate, such terms to include, but not be limited to, those relating to fees, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such credit enhancement, the terms of payment of such expenses and costs and such other undertakings as the issuer of the credit enhancement shall require; and the Mayor and the Treasurer, if they determine that it is appropriate, are authorized, on the Borough’s behalf, to grant security to the issuer of the credit enhancement to secure the Borough’s obligations arising under the credit enhancement, including the establishment of a reserve from the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds. (f) That the Mayor, the Treasurer, the Controller and other proper officers of the Borough, or any one of them, are authorized to take all other action which is necessary or desirable to enable the Borough to effectuate the refunding of all or a portion of the Prior Bonds and to issue Refunding Bonds authorized hereby for such purposes, including, but not limited to, the entrance into agreements on behalf of the Borough with underwriters, purchaser, trustees, escrow agents, bond insurers, and others to facilitate the issuance of the Refunding Bonds, the escrow of the proceeds thereof and investment earnings thereon, the payment of the Prior Bonds in whole or in part. ROLL CALL VOTE: FOR OPPOSE ABSTAIN Mayor Hess D. Hoff None None R. Neth L. Jackson R. Burns . P. Scully, Sr. K. Donovan R. Vitale C. Herb D. Wisniewski Motion carried 10-0-0 26. Motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Deputy Mayor Neth that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses adopt the following resolution, as if read: RESOLVED, any financial institution designated by the Borough of Naugatuck, depository for this municipality, be and it is hereby requested, authorized and directed said depository honor checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money drawn in this municipality name, including those payable to the individual order of any two persons whose names appear there on as signers thereof, when bearing or purporting to bear the facsimile signatures (s) of any two of the following: Mayor N. Warren Hess, Treasurer Judith E. Anderson, and Controller Robert W. Butler, Jr. The financial institution shall be entitled to honor and to charge this municipality for such checks, drafts or other orders, regardless of by whom or by what means the actual or purported facsimile signature or signatures thereon may have been affixed thereto, if such signature or signatures resemble the facsimile specimens duly certified to or filed with said financial institution by the Borough Clerk or other official of this municipality, effective November 17, 2015.  -10- Minutes – Board of Mayor and Burgesses – Regular Meeting – December 1, 2015 ROLL CALL VOTE: FOR OPPOSE ABSTAIN Mayor Hess D. Hoff None None R. Neth L. Jackson R. Burns . P. Scully, Sr. K. Donovan R. Vitale C. Herb D. Wisniewski Motion carried 10-0-0 27. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Deputy Mayor Neth that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses authorize Controller Robert W. Butler, Jr. to refund the following tax refunds approved by Tax Collector James Goggin; as if read: Wells Fargo $7,173.52 2301-02C One Home Campus Desmoines, IA 50328 2014-03-45500 Overpaid Lee Raymon 35 Woodside Drive 28. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Deputy Mayor Neth and seconded by Burgess Scully that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses add to the agenda a DEMHS Blanket Resolution. 29. Motion by Deputy Mayor Neth and seconded by Burgess Scully that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses adopt the following DEMHS Blanket Resolution as recommended by W. Francis Dambowsky, Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security; as if read: RESOLVED, that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses may enter into with and deliver to the State of Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection any and all documents which it deems to be necessary or appropriate; and FURTHER RESOLVED, that N. Warren “Pete” Hess, as Mayor of the Board of Mayor and Burgesses, is authorized and directed to execute and deliver any and all documents on behalf of the Board of Mayor and Burgesses and to do and perform all acts and things which he deems to be necessary or appropriate to carry out the terms of such documents, including, but not limited to, executing and delivering all agreements and documents contemplated by such documents. ROLL CALL VOTE: FOR OPPOSE ABSTAIN Mayor Hess D. Hoff None None R. Neth L. Jackson R. Burns . P. Scully, Sr. K. Donovan R. Vitale C. Herb D. Wisniewski Motion carried 10-0-0  -11- Minutes – Board of Mayor and Burgesses Regular Meeting – December 1, 2015 30. Public Comment – None 31. Burgess Comments/Sub-Committee Reports Burgess Vitale is the liaison to the Fire and Police Commissions. He said until other municipalities catch up to the borough and stop offering pensions, we are going to be short in our workforce in both departments. The Historical Society is moving into their temporary office and needs help moving. Burgess Vitale asked everyone to please remember the Food Bank during the year. Lines are down the street. Burgess Jackson is looking forward to being liaison to her new commissions. Burgess Scully hopes everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. He wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year. Burgess Burns congratulated everyone on the board. Burgess Neth said the open house at the high school was a very nice. He said it is quite gratifying to see how the building has been transformed. The auditorium is amazing. We need to maintain the building now at a higher standard than in the past. The committee will meet over the next two months to get the final numbers. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Burgess Hoff thanked Burgess Neth and his committee for their hard work. She thanked the Mayor for appointing subcommittees. The United Way Festival of Trees and the Borough Tree Lighting will be held Monday at 7 p.m. Merry Christmas. Burgess Wisniewski congratulated everyone and he looks forward to working on the subcommittee and this board. Burgess Donovan wished everyone Happy Holidays. Burgess Herb wished everyone Happy Holidays. 32. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Burgess Scully and seconded by Deputy Mayor Neth to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 p.m. A digital recording of this meeting is available in the office of the Borough Clerk for further review. Attest: Nancy K. DiMeo Borough Clerk