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STATE OF CONNECTICUT
TOWN 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, October 25, 2010 at 8:00 P.M. (E.D.T.) for the following purposes:
1. To consider and act upon the following resolution, requested by the Community Development Administrator and approved by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.
WHEREAS, the said Board has so filed in the Office of Town Clerk a Detailed Statement of such Appropriations contained in a document designated as the Proposed 2011 Community Development Block Grant Annual One-Year Action Plan, Program Year 2011 (January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011) pages A, 1, and 2, pages 37 through 66 and pages 75 through 78, and it will also forward a copy of this resolution indicating approval of the Community Development Block Grant Plan and Budget for the Fiscal Year January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011 by the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and
By Budget Increase (+) or Reason for
Department Code Number Committee By Board Decrease (-) Increase/Decrease
Total Increase (+)/Decrease (-)……………………………………………….
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Appropriations of $1,134,561.26 (+/-), set forth, are hereby approved, made and adopted for the Fiscal Year January 1, 2011 to December 2011, inclusive and conditioned on the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approval of the projected entitlement of approximately $975,000 (+/-), reprogrammed funds of $120,843.26 (PY2008 and PY2009) and the receipt of an annual incremental loan repayment of $38,718,
Referred to Finance Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
Referred to Legislative & Rules Committee
2. To consider and act upon the following resolution, requested by the Community Development Administrator and approved by the First Selectman and the Board of Estimate and Taxation.
RESOLVED, that the Representative Town Meeting does hereby approve and adopt the Proposed 2011 Community Development Block Grant Annual One-Year Action Plan, Program Year 2011 (January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011), for the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut as on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, and as it may be modified by adoption of the Resolution of the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and that the Representative Town Meeting does hereby authorize the First Selectman to prepare the Final Action Plan, January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011, for the Town of Greenwich and to apply for and accept funds for the purpose of carrying out housing and community development programs, as approved for fiscal year 2011 (January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011); and
RESOLVED, that in approving and adopting said Proposed 2011 Community Development Block Grant Annual One-Year Action Plan, Program Year 2011 (January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011), to become the Final Plan, the Representative Town Meeting finds and determines that by following the plan, the Community Development Block Grant program will be conducted and administered in compliance with 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, Public Law 93-383, as amended (42 U.S.C 5301 et seq.); of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, as amended (42 U.S.C 3531 et seq.); 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, Public Law 93-383, as amended (42 U.S.C. §5301, et seq.); of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, as amended (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.
Referred to Finance Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
Referred to Legislative & Rules Committee
3. To consider and act upon the following resolution, requested by Commission on Aging.
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Mr. & Mrs. Jack Weir Mr. & Mrs Gerald Puschel
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Greenwich, CT 06830 Greenwich, CT 06830
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
4. To consider and act upon the following resolution, requested by the First Selectman.
Referred to Land Use Committee
Referred to Legislative & Rules Committee
5. To consider and act upon the following resolution, requested by Commissioner of Public Works and approved by the First Selectman and pending approval of Board of Estimate and Taxation.
Referred to Public Works Committee
Referred to Transportation Committee
6. To consider and act upon the following sense of the meeting resolution, requested by the Budget Overview Committee and District 7 members.
WHEREAS the Town of Greenwich faces continued financial stress as evidenced by lower projected revenues and higher projected costs;
WHEREAS the Town of Greenwich Grand List is expected to decrease compared to pre-recession levels;
WHEREAS the Town of Greenwich is likely to face a reduction in state and federal aid;
WHEREAS the Town’s fixed expenses for health care and pensions are increasing at a faster rate than inflation; and the Town’s debt obligations are growing faster than the Grand List;
WHEREAS a more sustainable and affordable budget is in the long-term interests of Town government, residents, and employees;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that it is the sense of the meeting that the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) with the Board of Education (BOE), the Board of Selectmen (BOS), and all appointing authorities develop a fiscal policy based on savings and restraint that will control the rate of spending for 2011-12 to lessen the tax burden on Town residents and businesses with the following recommendations in mind:
- Reduce the rate of increase in Town’s operating spending
- Lessen the rate of growth of the tax burden on Town residents and businesses
- Moderate the level of debt for which the Town is obligated
- Improve the transparency and clarity of the budget information
Referred to All Committees
Dated at Greenwich, Ct THOMAS J. BYRNE
October 12, 2010 MODERATOR
CAMELLA C. BUDKINS
TOWN CLERK
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