Pursuant to the foregoing notice a regular Representative Town Meeting of the Town of Greenwich was held on Monday May 10, 2004 at 8:00 P.M. (E.D.T.)
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator Thomas J. Byrne.
The Moderator announced that as all members had received a copy of the call of the meeting, the reading of the call would be omitted.
The members pledged allegiance to the flag.
Town Clerk Carmella C. Budkins swore in the members who were not present at the January and April meetings and Christopher Cole a new member in District 9.
Attendance cards were presented showing 194 present, 34 absent and 2 vacancies.
The Moderator announced that as all members had received a copy of the minutes of the April 12,2004 meeting, the reading of the minutes would be omitted. He asked if there were any corrections or comments, there being none, the minutes were adopted by unanimous consent.
The Moderator announced that Item No. 1 on the call was now before the meeting.
Douglas Wells, chairman of the Legislative and Rules Committee, offered the following substitute resolution, regarding Item No. 1.
RESOLVED, that the time to speak at the May 2004 RTM be limited to three minutes per speaker for each motion, except that the proponent and principal opponent for the motion (the latter to be determined by the Moderator) shall be entitled to speak for ten minutes each.
The vote was now on Item No. 1 and the item passed upon a voice vote.
The Moderator announced that Item No. 2 on the call was now before the meeting.
Douglas Wells, chairman of the Legislative and Rules Committee, offered the following resolution, regarding Item No. 2.
RESOLVED, that at the meeting of the RTM on Monday May 12.2003, if the business of the meeting has not been concluded by 12 midnight, the meeting shall adjourn at that time, to meet again on Tuesday May 13,2003 at 8:00 P.M. at Central Middle School.
The vote was now on Item No. 2 and the item passed upon a voice vote.
The Moderator announced that Item No. 3 on the call was now before the meeting.
Peter Tesei, chairman of the Board of Estimate and Taxation, offered a copy of the budget and presented his budget message.
The Moderator announced that Item No. 3 was duly moved and seconded.
To act upon the appropriations recommended by the Board of Estimate and Taxation for the expenses and conduct of the affairs of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut for the fiscal year 2004-05; i.e. July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 inclusive as follows:
$287,226,070 for the General Fund and Capital Projects Fund of the Town
$ 5,122,119 for the Sewer Maintenance Fund of the Town
$ 5,706,000 for the Sewer Improvement Fund of the Town
$ 3,637,721 for the Parking Fund of the Town
$ 254,900 for the Parking Fund – State Portion
$ 3,507,350 for the Public School Program Revolving Fund of the Town
$ 1,533,235 for the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course Revolving Fund of the Town
$ 4,932,000 for the Other Post Employment Benefits Fund of the Town
PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING
IN PASSING UPON THE PROPOSED 2004-05 BUDGET RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION
(To be passed on May 10, 2004)
WHEREAS, the Charter of the Town of Greenwich requires that on or before the 15th day of May in each fiscal year, the Board of Estimate and Taxation shall make and file in the Office of the Town Clerk a Detailed Statement of Appropriations, with its reasons for said Appropriations, which it deems necessary: (a) to meet the expenses and to conduct the affairs of the Town of Greenwich for the ensuing Fiscal Year, that is to say, for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 inclusive; (b) for the operation, maintenance and repair of the Sewers and Sewer Systems of the Town of Greenwich for said period; (c) for the operation, maintenance and repair of on-street and off-street parking facilities for the Town of Greenwich for said period; (d) for the operation of the Public School Lunch Program Revolving Fund; (e) for the reserve
fund for Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures ; (f) for the operation, maintenance and repair of the golf course facility; and (g) for the Other Post Employment Retirement Benefits Fund and
WHEREAS, the said Board has filed on or about May 1, 2004 in the Office of the Town Clerk a Detailed Statement of such Appropriations contained in a document designated as “2004-05 Proposed Budget” and has filed on the same day another document designated as “Recommended Budget - Fiscal Year July 1, 2004- June 30, 2005” dated February 26, 2004 as Revised and Corrected; and
WHEREAS, the said Special Acts provide that the Board of Estimate and Taxation shall submit proposed Appropriations to a Representative Town Meeting to be held on or before May 15 in each year, which meeting shall take action upon such proposed Appropriations and make such Appropriations as may appear advisable, except that no Appropriations shall be made exceeding in amount that for the same purpose recommended by said Board, and no Appropriations shall be made for any purpose not recommended by said Board; and
WHEREAS, the said 2004-05 Proposed Budget was forwarded to the members of the Representative Town Meeting on or about April 30, 2004, and submitted to the Representative Town Meeting at its meeting held on May 10, 2004;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the recommendations of the Board of Estimate and Taxation as contained in the said Proposed Budget filed, as above stated, in the Office of the Town Clerk and submitted at this meeting of the Representative Town Meeting be and the same hereby are approved as the Appropriations for the ensuing Fiscal Year 2004-05, except that the following items shall be Decreased or Omitted as follows:
Appropriations Recommended
Department Code Number By Board By Town Meeting Decrease (-) Reason for Decrease
Total Decrease (-)………………………… __________
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FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Treasurer of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, be hereby authorized to pay over to the State of Connecticut: i) the State's share of monies received from dog licenses and kennel license fees, as specified in Connecticut General Statutes (C.G.S.) §22-347; ii) monies received from State Sales Tax, as specified in C.G.S. Section §12-408; iii) the State's share of all hunting and fishing license fees as specified in C.G.S. §26-36; and iv) monies received from Marriage License Surcharge fees as specified in C.G.S. §7-73; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Comptroller of the Town of Greenwich is authorized to accept insurance reserves and resources including interest thereon; said reserves and resources to become appropriations that the Comptroller may add to the appropriate account for the purpose of paying insurance claims; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Representative Town Meeting of the Town of Greenwich in accordance with C.G.S. §7-450a(b) hereby requests a qualified cost estimate from the enrolled actuary, as defined in said statute, for any ordinance or act altering the retirement system of the Town of Greenwich and receipt of same, as specified in subsection (d) of said statute, shall be accomplished through the Comptroller filing a certified copy of same with the Town Clerk as the Clerk of the Representative Town Meeting; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be authorized on behalf of the Town of Greenwich to apply for and accept grants made by the Archivist of the United States in accordance with Title 44, Chapter 25, §2504 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) and the State of Connecticut under Public Act 00-145in accordance with C.G.S. §§11-8l and 11-8m for the purpose of preserving Town records, which monies shall become an appropriation that the Town Clerk may add to the appropriate account upon allotment by the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the First Selectman be authorized to apply for and accept grants made by the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation, under the Federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st century (TEA 21).
FURTHER RESOLVED, that (a) the First Selectman of the Town of Greenwich be hereby authorized to accept receipts resulting from the activities of the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course; (b) these receipts to become appropriations upon recommendation of the First Selectman and approval of the Board of Estimate and Taxation and the Representative Town Meeting if necessary under Section 30 (c) of the charter and be added to the appropriate accounts within the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course Revolving Fund; (c) that for establishing funding for the appropriation accounts the Representative Town Meeting endorses the Department of Parks and Recreation Policy for the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course Revolving fund; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the First Selectman under the provisions of Title 8 of the Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 130, Part VI, Community Development and Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §5301 et seq.); the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. §3531 et seq.), be hereby authorized to accept grants for the purpose of carrying out an approved Community Development Block Grant Program for the Town of Greenwich; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Conservation Commission is authorized to accept donation of monies and to collect monies from the sales of its publications that all monies received may be added to the appropriate account upon appropriation by the Board of Estimate and Taxation and the Representative Town Meeting, if necessary under Section 30 of the Charter, to be used by the Commission to publish natural resource books, maps, reports, and pamphlets, to erect bird nest boxes, to manage nesting habitats of endangered and threatened species, and to undertake other appropriate habitat management pursuant to C.G.S. §7-131 a(b); and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that all monies received by the Planning and Zoning Commission from the sale of the 1998 Plan of Development and the Building Zone Regulations of the Town of Greenwich, be added to an appropriate account to be designated by the Board of Estimate and Taxation, to be used specifically by the Commission for the purpose of reimbursing the cost of printing the 1998 Plan of Development and the Building Zone Regulations of the Town of Greenwich, which are made available to the public, pursuant to C.G.S. §8-2a; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency of the Town of Greenwich is authorized to accept compliance receipts for the purpose of holding said receipts until an applicant has completed work required by the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency of the Town of Greenwich be authorized to pay over to the State of Connecticut the State’s share of the application fees required to be collected pursuant to C.G.S. §22a – 27j; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Commission on Aging is authorized to accept donations of monies and to collect monies from the sales of its publications for the purpose of funding the cost of printing and mailing a newsletter to the elderly in Greenwich; that all monies received for this purpose shall be in the care and custody of the Treasurer of the Town for such use; and that such monies shall become an appropriation that the Commission may add to the appropriate account upon allotment by the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Fire Department is authorized to collect monies from outside parties for the taking of fire training courses under its control, such monies to become an appropriation which will be added to the appropriate account, to be administered and expended by the Fire Department upon allotment by the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that (a) the Police Department of the Town of Greenwich, acting through its Chief of Police or his authorized agent, is hereby authorized to make application to the state and federal authorities to share with other law enforcement agencies in tangible property and monies seized and forfeited pursuant to state or federal law as a result of criminal defendants' illegal activities; (b) the acceptance of tangible property and monies on behalf of the Town of Greenwich, which have been approved by the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Estimate and Taxation, including the placement of said tangible property in the inventory of the Police Department and the disbursement of said monies as an appropriation to the budget account of the Police Department for an increase of law enforcement resources, is hereby approved in the amount
of monies or value of property up to a total of $500,000 for the fiscal year (any unappropriated expenses that may be incurred thereby, that have been approved by the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Estimate and Taxation, are hereby approved up to a total of $20,000 for the fiscal year); (c) said monies accepted from federal or state authorities as a result of said forfeitures shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the Town of Greenwich for the budget account of the Police Department in accordance with state and federal statutory and regulatory requirements; (d) the disposition of said accepted forfeited tangible property and monies shall be in accordance with state and federal statutory or regulatory requirements and that the tangible property and monies will be credited to the inventory or budget of the Police Department, in accordance with Town accounting policies resulting in an increase of law enforcement resources for the Police Department; (e) the First Selectman of
the Town of Greenwich is hereby authorized to execute all papers and forms required for the acceptance, establishing of title, registration and whatever other documentation is required to complete the transfer to and utilization of the tangible property and cash by the Police Department; (f) the Town Attorney of the Town of Greenwich is hereby authorized to certify to the federal and state authorities that the First Selectman of the Town of Greenwich has the authority to accept the forfeited tangible property and is the official to whom transfer documents should be delivered; (g) that the Treasurer of the Town of Greenwich is the proper fiscal officer to whom disbursement of forfeited monies is to be made; (h) that there is no state or local law prohibiting the transfer of the tangible property and monies to the Town of Greenwich and whatever other legal certification is required to accomplish the transfer to and utilization of the tangible property and monies by the Police
Department is hereby authorized; (i) that the authorization granted by this resolution shall be exercised to keep confidential the acquired tangible property and monies that will be used in police deployment and investigations; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that (a) the Police Department is hereby authorized to accept grants from the Housing Authority of the Town of Greenwich for after hours surveillance services and foot patrols for the Housing Authority's complexes; (b) each grant to become an appropriation that the Police Department may add to the appropriate account for the purpose of performing the after hours security services at the Housing Authority Complexes; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that (a) the Police Department is hereby authorized to apply for and accept National Highway Safety Grants; and (b) each grant will become an appropriation that the Police Department may add to the relevant accounts upon allotment by the Board of Estimate & and Taxation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that (a) the Police Department is hereby authorized to apply for and accept grants from the State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM) as authorized under C.G.S. §21a-274a, Drug Enforcement Grant Program, and other OPM grants pertaining to law enforcement activities; (b) each grant to become an appropriation that the Police Department may add to the appropriate accounts upon allotment by the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that (a) the Police Department is hereby authorized to apply for and accept grants from the United States Department of Justice; (b) each grant to become an appropriation that the Police Department may add to the appropriate accounts upon allotment by the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that (a) the Police Department is hereby authorized to accept gifts of equipment from bonafide charitable organizations; and (b) such equipment will become the property of the Police Department; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that (a) the Police Department is hereby authorized to apply for and accept grants from the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Heath; (b) each grant to become an appropriation that the Police Department may add to the appropriate accounts upon allotment by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that under the provisions of Title 22a of the Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 446k, Water Pollution Control, and Chapter 26, Title 33 of the United States Code, the First Selectman be authorized to apply for and accept (a) grants made by the Connecticut State Department of Environmental Protection and/or Federal Government for the purposes of rebuilding, expanding or acquiring a pollution abatement facility and for interim improvements for nitrification/denitrification at the Greenwich Waste Water Treatment Facility; and (b) grants from the State’s Clean Water Fund, in connection with the planning, development and construction of sewer projects, to mitigate the effects of inflow on treatment processes and on the Long Island Sound; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the First Selectman be authorized to apply for and accept grants made by the State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management under its Local Capital Improvement Program in accordance with C.G.S. §7-536; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the First Selectman be authorized to apply for and accept grants and to execute agreements regarding said grants, made by the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation, under its Local Bridge Program in accordance with C.G.S. §13a-175p-pu; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the First Selectman of the Town of Greenwich, under the provisions of C.G.S. Section §13b-38a, be hereby authorized to apply for and accept grants from the Connecticut State Department of Transportation for the purpose of developing or administering any transportation management plan which complies with the objectives and requirements of said statute; and
Further Resolved, that the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, accept grants made by the State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation, under the Town Aid Grant for Roads and Public Transportation Services, and to hereby authorize the Comptroller to appropriate and allot said grant amounts to the Department of Public Works’ Code No. Z314-59600, know as “Highway -- State Town Aid Grant.”
Further Resolved, that the First Selectman be authorized to apply for and accept funds or grants from the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation, under the Federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st century (TEA 21) , subsequent acts, and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Department of Health, by the Director of Health, acting on behalf of the Town of Greenwich, be hereby authorized to accept grants made by the Department of Public Health, Department of Environmental Protection, other departments and agencies of the State of Connecticut, and the Federal Government and non-profit corporations and foundations: (a) for the purpose of conducting public health programs in prevention, health promotion and related areas; (b) for services performed by the Greenwich Department of Health in connection with (a) above; and (c) upon allotment by the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Department of Health is authorized to apply for and accept grants from the Department of Public Health as authorized by Sections 19a-76 and 19a-202 of the Connecticut General Statutes, each such grant to become an appropriation that the Department of Health may add to the appropriate account to be administered and expended by the Department of Health upon allotment by Board of Estimate and Taxation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Shellfish Commission of the Town of Greenwich is authorized to collect monies from licenses and fees for the taking of shellfish under its control, which monies shall become an appropriation that the Commission may add to the appropriate account upon allotment by the Board of Estimate and Taxation to be used by the Commission for the protection and propagation of shellfish under its control, pursuant to C.G.S. §26-257a(b); and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services of the Town of Greenwich is authorized to accept and execute grants and enter into contracts with the State Departments of Labor, Social Services, Children and Families, other departments and agencies of the State of Connecticut, the Federal Government, and non-profit corporations and foundations, for the purpose of meeting its goals to: strengthen self-sufficiency and self-reliance, promote positive development and emotional adjustment, and maintain residents’ economic and emotional well-being; and to reduce or defray existing or potential future costs to the Town for providing social services to residents; each grant to become an appropriation that the Department of Social Service may add to the appropriate account upon allotment by the Board of Estimate
and Taxation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that (a) the Department of Social Services be hereby authorized to accept Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, as identified in the CDBG budget approved by the Representative Town Meeting; (b) any grants shall become appropriations which will be added to the Department of Social Services’ appropriation accounts, to be administered and expended by the Commissioner of Social Services, upon allotment by the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that (a) whereas pursuant to Chapters 128, 129, 130 and 133 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the State Commissioner of Social Services and the State Commissioner of Economic and Community Development are authorized to extend financial assistance to municipalities; (b) and whereas it is desirable and in the public interest that the Town of Greenwich make application to the State to undertake a program of day care and make application to the State for financial assistance for payment-in-lieu-of taxes and to execute Assistance Agreements therefore; (c) and whereas the Town of Greenwich is cognizant of the conditions and prerequisites for State Assistance imposed by Chapters 128, 129, 130 and 133 of the Connecticut General Statutes and recognizes the responsibility for the provision of local grants-in-aid to the
extent they are necessary and required for said programs therefore; (d) the filing of applications by the Town of Greenwich be hereby authorized and the First Selectman is hereby authorized to execute and file such applications with the State Commissioners of Social Services and the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to provide such additional information, to execute such other documents as may be required by the Commissioners, to execute Assistance Agreements with the State of Connecticut for State financial assistance if such Agreements are offered, to execute any amendments, recessions and revisions thereto, and to act as the authorized representative of the Town of Greenwich in taking the necessary steps to implement day care programs and the program for payment-in-lieu-of taxes; (e) and this authorization to be effective for the Fiscal Year 2004-05; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that (a) the Board of Education of the Town of Greenwich be hereby authorized to accept grants made by the Federal Government and/or the State of Connecticut, under Title 20 of the United States Code including Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994, 20 U.S.C. §6301 et seq., Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994, 20 U.S.C. §7101 et seq., (including grants being referred by the State as Improving Basic Programs, Eisenhower Professional Development Program, Innovative Education Strategies, Safe and Drug Free Schools), Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990, 20 U.S.C. §2301 et seq., Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq., (including grants referred
to by the State as “IDEA Part B Sections 611”, Entitlement Grant, Pre-School Entitlement Grant and Silver Grant); and pursuant to the Connecticut General Statutes: C.G.S §10-20d (School to Career Opportunities), C.G.S. §10-262l (Grants for Improvement in Student Achievement), C.G.S. and §21a-274a (Drug Enforcement Grant Program); (b) each grant to become an appropriation that the Board of Education may add to the appropriate accounts; (c) the Board of Education be authorized to accept receipts resulting from the activities of the School Lunch Program, including, but not limited to, the sale of food and any Federal and/or State aid received from the program, these receipts to become appropriations that the Board of Education may add to the School Lunch Revolving Fund; (d) the Board of Education may be authorized to accept receipts resulting from the activities of the Continuing Education Program, these receipts to become appropriations that the Board
of Education may add to the appropriate accounts; (e) the Board of Education be authorized to accept receipts resulting from the activities of the Summer School Program, these receipts to become appropriations that the Board of Education may add to the appropriate accounts; (f) these authorizations to be effective for the fiscal year July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 inclusive; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to the Agreement Between The Greenwich Library and the Town of Greenwich concerning the Funding for Staffing and Operations of the Peterson Wing of The Greenwich Library, that the Town accept a gift of private funds from The Greenwich Library for said purposes in an amount equal to the appropriations authorized in the Code 702 appropriation accounts and that the First Selectman be empowered to execute such amendments to the agreement as are necessary to reflect changes in positions as are approved in the Code 702 appropriation accounts.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Greenwich Classification and Pay Plan prepared by the Board of Estimate and Taxation be and the same is hereby approved and adopted; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following general Conditions and the special Conditions attached to specific appropriations and designated by a schedule of conditions are hereby approved by this Board and shall be considered as and shall be a part of the Appropriations hereby approved and adopted.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Comptroller of the Town of Greenwich is authorized to accept proceeds from the sale of vehicles and equipment to become appropriations that the Comptroller may add to the appropriate account for the purpose of acquiring new vehicles and equipment; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that lapsed Capital Project Fund appropriations shall revert to the Capital and Non Recurring Fund and become available for future capital expenditures, and
Conditions
Appropriations within each department and activity shall be made on the basis of the following major object accounts with no further subdivision except for equipment improvements:
100 - Personal Services
200 - Services Other Than Personal
300 - Supplies and Materials
400 - Maintenance
500 - Social Services
600 - Insurance
700 - Grants, Subsidies, Debt Service and Other Fixed Charges
800 - Refunds and Non-Expense Items
900 - Equipment and Improvements
The detailed object classifications supporting each one of the above appropriations within each department as shown in the detailed budget recommendations, are set forth for informative purposes only.~ However:
1. Payments of salaries and wages from any appropriation for Personal Services must be in conformity with the salary and wage rates as shown in negotiated collective bargaining agreements with employee organizations and approved by the Representative Town Meeting or in accordance with approved salary rates for non-represented positions.
2. Any new regular employee must be employed at the minimum pay rate for the class of position he or she is to fill.~ This shall not apply to teachers and other "Certified" personnel in the school system, except that written notice to the Comptroller shall be given when such personnel are employed, promoted or transferred.
3. If a department or board wishes to employ a person (other than certified personnel) at a pay rate above the minimum of the wage range, the salary for such position shall be approved by the Board of Estimate and Taxation except that the Director of Personnel may approve a pay rate above the minimum to the midpoint of the wage range and shall approve pay rates for temporary, seasonal and part-time employees.~This does not apply to persons paid on a fee basis for professional services.
4. Payments for "in-town" and "out-of-town" automobile travel shall be at the rates given in the recommendations of the Budget Committee.
5. Expenditures for miscellaneous equipment not fully itemized shall be substantially for the object shown in the detail or notes which support the total amount recommended for such equipment within each department (shown in "Justification" in each case, unless a change is approved by the Comptroller).
All appropriations shall be committed by and payable upon the order of the Head of the Department, Chairman or Secretary of the Board, Official, or person designated by the Board or by Statute for which or for whom the respective appropriations are made, except as may be, from time to time, determined by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.
The appropriations for General Assistance, and such other appropriations as may be so designated, shall be allotted by the Board of Estimate and Taxation, from time to time, in its discretion, with the power in said Board to change, from time to time, any such allotment as to uncommitted balances thereof; and, when so allotted, such allotments shall be paid upon the order of the Head of the Department, or Chairman or Secretary of the Board, or Official to which or to whom such allotment is made, except as may be, from time to time, determined by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.
A copy of the budget will be inserted into the official minutes.
Joshua Brown made a motion, on behalf of the Finance Committee, to reduce Account 201-101 by $500.000.
The vote was now on the Finance Committee motion to reduce.
In Favor - 20
Against - 166
Abstentions - 3
Item Lost
Mary Romeo of District 12 made a motion to delete Account No. 302-956-25017 in the amount of $925,000.
The vote was now on the Romeo motion to delete.
In Favor - 26
Against - 138
Abstentions - 3
Item Lost
Douglas Wells, chairman of the Legislative & Rules Committee, made a motion, on behalf of the committee, to delete the fifth full paragraph on page 3 of the budget resolutions.
The motion to delete was adopted by unanimous consent.
Douglas Wells, chairman of the Legislative & Rules Committee, made a motion, on behalf of the committee, to delete sub section “i” in the first paragraph on page 3 of the budget resolutions.
The Moderator turned the chair over to the Moderator Pro Tem, Joan Caldwell.
The vote was now on the Legislative & Rules Committee motion to delete sub section “i”.
In Favor - 111
Against - 65
Abstentions - 5
Motion Carried
The Moderator Pro Tem turned the chair over to the Moderator, Thomas J. Byrne.
Mary Ferry of District 5 made a motion to delete the first paragraph on page 2 of the budget resolutions ( as it is updated and duplicated on page 4).
The motion was adopted by unanimous consent.
Mary Ferry of District 5 made a motion to delete the word “may” in the first paragraph on page 5 in the third line.
The motion was adopted by unanimous consent.
Mary Ferry of District 5 made a motion to delete the sixth paragraph on page 4.
The vote was now on Mrs. Ferry’s motion to delete.
In Favor - 150
Against - 27
Abstentions - 2
Motion Carried
The vote was now on the budget as amended.
In Favor - 173
Against - 6
Abstentions - 0
The budget was approved as amended.
There being now further business, the Moderator adjourned the meeting, upon unanimous consent, at 11:20 P.M.
ATTEST:
CARMELLA C. BUDKINS
TOWN CLERK
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