Legislative Council

3 PRIMROSE STREET NEWTOWN, CT 06470 TEL. (203) 270-4201 FAX (203) 270-4205 www.newtown-ct.gov P TOWN OF NEWTOWN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 4, 2018 NEWTOWN MUNICIPAL CENTER, NEWTOWN, CT MOTIONS PRESENT: Chris Eide, Chris Smith, Jordana Bloom, Robert Pickard (via phone), Judit DeStefano, Ryan Knapp, Dan Wiedemann, Paul Lundquist, Phil Carroll, Kelley Johnson, Jay Mattegat, Dan Honan. MINUTES: MR. EIDE MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 28, 2018 SPECIAL MEETING. SECOND BY MR. HONAN. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. (12-0) 2018-2019 Town of Newtown Municipal and Education Budgets: MS. DESTEFANO MOVED TO REDUCE THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN BUDGET BY THE FOLLOWING REDUCTIONS: $65,000 FOR VEHICLE, $100,000 IN TECHNOLOGY, AND $25,000 EDC NEW HIRE. SECOND BY MR. CARROLL. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. (12-0) MR. WIEDEMANN MOVED TO INCREASE ROADS BUDGET BY $150,000 SECOND BY MR. EIDE. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. (12-0) MR. EIDE MOVED TO INCREASE SALT LINE ITEM BY $20,000 AND SALARY AND WAGES/OVERTIME BY $5,000 IN THE WINTER MAINTENANCE BUDGET. SECOND BY MS DESTEFANO. MOTION PASSES. (11-1) (Mr. Smith) MR. EIDE MOVED TO REDUCE FHA REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES BY $6,000. SECOND BY MR WIEDEMANN. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. (12-0) MR. EIDE MOVED TO REDUCE THE ASSUMED COLLECTION RATE FROM 99.2% TO 99.1%. SECOND BY MR. LUNDQUIST. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. (12-0) MR. HONAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET AS PRESENTED BY THE BOARD OF FINANCE. SECOND BY MS. JOHNSON. MS. DESTEFANO MOVED TO AMEND AND INCREASE CONTINGENCY BY $50,000. SECOND BY MS. JOHNSON. AMENDMENT PASSES. (9-3) (Mr. Knapp, Mr. Wiedemann, Mr. Carroll) MS. DESTEFANO MOVED TO AMEND AND INCREASE TECHNOLOGY LINE ITEM BY $25,000. SECOND BY MS JOHNSON. AMENDMENT PASSES. (9-3) (Mr. Knapp, Mr. Wiedemann, Mr. Carroll) MOTION TO APPROVE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET AS PRESENTED BY THE BOARD OF FINANCE AS AMENDED TO INCREASE CONTINGENCY BY $50,000 AND INCREASE TECHNOLOGY LINE ITEM BY $25,000. MOTION PASSES. (8-4) (Mr. Knapp, Mr. Wiedemann, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Mattegat)  LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MR. WIEDEMANN MOVED TO ACCEPT THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN BUDGET WITH REDUCTIONS AND INCREASES IN MOTIONS PASSED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR A TOTAL OF $41,066,967. SECOND BY MR. EIDE. MOTION PASSES. (11-1) (Mr. Knapp) MR. WIEDEMANN MOVED TO SET THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN BUDGET AT $41,066,967 AND BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET AT $76,054,231 FOR A TOTAL OF $117,121,198. SECOND BY MR. EIDE. MOTION PASSES. (9-3) (Mr. Knapp, Mr. Wiedemann, Mr. Carroll) MR. WIEDEMANN MOVED TO ALLOW THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO ADDRESS ANY ROUNDING OF NUMBER ERRORS FOR THE BUDGET JUST SET. SECOND BY MR. EIDE. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES (12-0)