Board of Mayor and Burgesses

MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF MAYOR AND BURGESSES APRIL 17, 2018 1. Mayor “Pete” Hess called the special meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. with the following in attendance: BURGESSES: RESIDENTS: L. Taf Jackson D. Hoff, absent None M. Bronko, arrived 6:27 p.m. R. Neth R. Burns, arrived 6:16 p.m. R. Vitale J. DeOliveira D. Wisniewski C. Herb DEPARTMENT HEADS: OTHERS: J. Stewart, DPW Director Attorney B. Tynan A. Bruce, Controller 2. Burgess Herb led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. 3. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Deputy Mayor Taf Jackson and seconded by Burgess Neth that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses abate the taxes on real property, Bill #2015-01-0051258, ID #046-3701 in the amount of $827.79 for 357 Scott Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770 pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 12-81 as recommended by Tax Collector James Goggin. 4. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Deputy Mayor Taf Jackson and seconded by Burgess Neth that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses abate the taxes on real property, Bill #2016-01-0007247, ID #046-3701 in the amount of $1,686.14 for 357 Scott Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770 pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 12-81 as recommended by Tax Collector James Goggin. 5. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Deputy Mayor Taf Jackson and seconded by Burgess Neth to recess to Executive Session at 6:07 p.m. for discussion on the following: Personnel (Finance Department), Real Estate (Country Hollow Road, Port of Naugatuck) and Pending Litigation inviting in Controller A. Bruce and Public Works Director J. Stewart. Mayor Hess reconvened the meeting at 7:12 p.m. 6. The following motion emanated from Executive Session. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Deputy Mayor Taf Jackson and seconded by Burgess Bronko to authorize Mayor Hess to enter into an agreement to purchase Country Hollow Estate, Section 5 as discussed in executive session. For the record: Mayor Hess: “I have no problem stating for the record, the price is $100,000.  -2- Minutes – Board of Mayor and Burgesses Special Meeting – April 17, 2018 7. Motion by Deputy Mayor Taf Jackson and seconded by Burgess Neth that the Board of Mayor and Burgesses waive the bid and award “Payroll Services” to Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), One ADP Boulevard, Roseland, NJ 07068 in an amount not to exceed $110,000 a year and authorize Mayor Hess to execute all contracts and related documents as recommended by Controller Allyson W. Bruce. Burgess DeOliveira opposed. For the record: Burgess DeOliveira: “I could not support this without seeing the final language. Mostly in regards of how we’re going to split this with the Board of Ed. That is mostly my deal breaker. I cannot go to a regular constituent and say I approved the $110,000 and we might have to take this all on. Going back to what Neth said, as long as we can put, if the Board of Ed pays, they’re seventy percent of all we do. If we can put sixty or seventy, sixty, seventy percent of this amount on the Board of Ed, I’m back at the table because then I realize that’s not all . . . right now.” 8. VOTED: Unanimously on a motion by Deputy Mayor Taf Jackson and seconded by Burgess Wisniewski to adjourn the special meeting at 7:24 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 cc: A. Bruce/J. Goggin/File