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 STATE OF CONNECTICUTTOWN OF GREENWICH
A regular Representative Town Meeting of the Town of Greenwich will be held in the Moderator’s Hall of Central Middle School on Monday May 9, 2005 at 8:00 P.M. (E.D.T.) for the following purposes:
l. To consider and act upon the following resolution.
RESOLVED, that the time to speak at the May 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.
Referred to Legislative & Rules Committee
2. To consider and act upon the following resolution.
RESOLVED, that at the meeting of the RTM on Monday May 9,2005 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 10,2005 at 8:00 P.M. at Central Middle School.
Referred to Legislative & Rules Committee
3. To consider and act upon the following resolution.
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 2005-06; i.e. July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 inclusive as follows:
$325,476,877 for the General Fund and Capital Projects Fund of the Town
$ 13,326,533 for the Sewer Maintenance Fund of the Town
$ 5,122,000 for the Sewer Improvement Fund of the Town
$ 4,299,357 for the Parking Fund of the Town
$ 590,600 for the Parking Fund – State Portion
$ 4,054,579 for the Public School Program Revolving Fund of the Town
$ 2,604,514 for the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course Revolving Fund of the Town
$ 6,500,000 for the Other Post Employment Benefits Fund of the Town
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that this Board approve of said appropriations in the General, Sewer Maintenance, Sewer Improvement, Parking Fund, State Portion of the Parking Fund, Public School Lunch Program Revolving Fund, Reserve Fund for Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures, Griffith E. Harris Golf Course Revolving Fund and Other Post Employment Benefits Fund respectively as the appropriations which it deems necessary: (a) to meet the expenses and to conduct the affairs of the Town of Greenwich; (b) for the operation, maintenance and repair of the Sewers and Sewerage System in the Town of Greenwich; (c ) for the operation, maintenance
and repair of the on-street and off-street parking facilities in the Town of Greenwich; (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) the Other Post Employment Benefits Fund, for the ensuing fiscal year, that is to say, the fiscal year July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 and that its reasons, therefore, are that said appropriations are, in its opinion, necessary to properly conduct the affairs of said Town, Sewer District, Parking Facilities, Public School Lunch Program, Reserve Fund for Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures, Griffith E. Harris Golf Course Revolving Fund and the Other Post Employment Benefits Fund for the ensuing fiscal year, this resolution being passed by at least seven (7) affirmative votes of the said Board; and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005- June 30, 2006”, that the said appropriations be submitted to the Representative Town Meeting for action by such Meeting for the purpose of making such appropriations for the Town of Greenwich, for the said Sewer District, for the said Parking Facilities, for the Public School Lunch Program, for the Reserve Fund for Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures for the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course Revolving Fund for Other Post Employment Benefits Fund for the fiscal year 2005-06 as may appear advisable to the said Representative Town Meeting, in accordance with the said Special Acts; and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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. §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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005- June 30, 2006”, that lapsed Capital Project Fund appropriations shall revert to the Capital and Non Recurring Fund and become available for future capital expenditures, and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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 00-145 in accordance with C.G.S. §11-81 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006”, that the Assessor of the Town of Greenwich is authorized to accept proceeds from the sales of its Grand List books, field cards, and maps to become appropriations that the Comptroller may add to the appropriate account for the purpose of reimbursing the costs of printing and supplying the public with said items: and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006”, 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).
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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; and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that funding for the construction of a new administration and pro shop building at the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course in account M 825 956 for $1,000,000 is appropriated in the amount of up to $500,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance of the Reserve Fund for Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures and the acceptance of a gift from the Parks and Recreation Foundation to the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course Revolving Fund for the balance of the project cost. Said financing of up to $500,000 from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Non-Recurring Expenditures will be repaid to the Reserve Fund for Capital and
Non-Recurring Expenditures from the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course Revolving Fund over a five-year period. Interest on the repayment shall be at a rate equal to the Town’s cost of funds. The annual payment plus interest shall be made to the Reserve Fund for Capital Non-Recurring Expenditures prior to the close of the fiscal year on June 30 with the first payment due June 30, 2008.
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that (a) the First Selectman of the Town of Greenwich be hereby authorized to accept receipts from Area Nine Cable Council (b) these receipts to become appropriations in account A134 53070 upon approval of the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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);
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To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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, said receipts to become an appropriation that the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency may add to the appropriate account for the purpose of reimbursing an applicant; and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006, 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; and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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-w; and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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.”; and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that the First Selectman be authorized to accept funds from the Greenwich High School Sports Foundation for the construction of playing fields at the High School, and
[To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July l, 2005 – June 30, 2006”, that the First Selectman be hereby authorized to execute agreements between the Town of Greenwich and the State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation, to acquire a right of way and to construct the project entitled, “Sound Shore Drive Reconstruction (State Project No. 56-H036)” utilizing grants made by the State under the Surface Transportation Program, pursuant to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991,Pub.L.No. 102-240; and)]
[To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006, that the First Selectman, under the provisions of C.G.S. §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]
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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;
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To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that the Department of Health is authorized to apply for and accept grants from the Department of Public Health as authorized by Public Act 93-381, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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 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 2005-06; and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that the Greenwich Department of Social Services, by its Commissioner, is authorized under State Statutes Section 8-266-Uniform Relocation Assistance Act- through Section 8-273, to accept and use reimbursement from property owners for expenses related to the Department’s administration of a Relocation Assistance Advisory Plan for households displaced by Town action. This fund shall exist as a revolving fund, from which further displacement expenses incurred by the Department shall be reimbursed. If such funds are insufficient to cover the displacement expenses allowable to displaced households under State Law and
the Department’s Relocation Assistance Advisory Plan, with approval from the Greenwich Board of Social Services, additional funding for the revolving account may be sought on an annual or interim basis, and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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 Section 611” Entitlement Grant, Pre-School Entitlement Grant and Sliver 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. §21a-274a (Drug Enforcement Program); PL 103-382 Foreign Language Assistance Act of 1994 (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 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) the Board of Education be authorized to accept receipts resulting from the rental of school buildings, these receipts to become appropriations that the Comptroller may add to the appropriate accounts for the purpose of reimbursing the approved costs related to the rental of school buildings, such costs not to exceed receipts in any fiscal year, g) the Board of Education be authorized to accept receipts from the Greenwich Education
Association, these receipts to become appropriations to cover all personnel costs of release time for an officer beyond that which is provided for in the collective bargaining agreement and (h) these authorizations to be effective for the fiscal year July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006, inclusive; and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that pursuant to the Agreement Between The Greenwich Library and the Town of Greenwich Concerning the Funding for Staffing and Operation 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.
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that pursuant to the Agreement Between The Greenwich Library and the Town of Greenwich concerning the Operations of the Peterson Wing of The Greenwich Library, that the Town accept private funds from The Greenwich Library, to be distributed to the appropriate Code 702 appropriation accounts as determined by The Greenwich Library, for the purpose of paying authorized expenditures related to the operations of the Peterson Wing, and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that (a) the Tree Warden of the Parks and Recreation Department is authorized under chapter 451, section 23-65 of the Connecticut General Statutes to levy fines for the appraised value of Town of Greenwich trees destroyed by any person, firm or corporation; (b) with said fine (receipts) to become appropriations in appropriate accounts as approved by the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that the Comptroller, be authorized to pay for banking fees out of interest income and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, accept medical premium payments from former employees under “Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act” (COBRA), and to hereby authorize the Comptroller to appropriate and allot said amounts to the Department of Human Resources’ Code No. N109 57100, know as “Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Healthcare costs”
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006, that whereas the Board of Estimate and Taxation of the Town of Greenwich (BET) is responsible for the proper administration of the financial affairs of the Town; and
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, no appropriation for one object shall be used for any other object, except that BET shall have the power to transfer uncommitted balances from one appropriation to another appropriation;
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that whereas all appropriations for salary and benefit accounts for the fiscal year 2005-2006 are based on the Town’s current Table of Organization, as incorporated in the proposed budget submitted by the First Selectmen as modified by the BET;
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that whereas any net additions to the total number of positions in the Town’s Table of Organization, will result in fiscal/budgetary consequences and the use of appropriated funds for objects other than the funding of the positions reviewed and approved by the BET and part of the budgetary process;
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, that the appropriations for the salary and benefits accounts in fiscal year 2005-2006 may only be used to fund the total number of positions as contained in the approved Town’s Table of Organization, which are the objects of the appropriations, and may not be used to fund any net addition of positions to the Town’s Table of Organization, without approval of the BET and the transfer of such funds for a purpose approved by the BET.
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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
To act also upon the recommendation of the Board of Estimate and Taxation contained in the appropriation resolution of the “Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006”, 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.
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.
(Additions in bold: deletions in brackets)
Referred to Budget Overview Committee
Referred to Education Committee
Referred to Finance Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
Referred to Land Use Committee
Referred to Legislative & Rules Committee
Referred to Parks & Recreation Committee
Referred to Public Works Committee
Referred to Town Services Committee
Referred to Transportation Committee
Dated at Greenwich Ct. THOMAS J. BYRNE
April 25, 2005 MODERATOR
CARMELLA C. BUDKINS
TOWN CLERK
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