Explanatory Comments for May 11, 2011 - Town of Greenwich, Connecticut

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Dates: September 23, 1998 - August 8, 2018

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING

TOWN OF GREENWICH

EXPLANATORY COMMENTS FOR

MAY 2011 MEETING

ITEM NO. 1

DEPARTMENT: Representative Town Meeting

CONTACT: Douglas Wells- 622-4455

REFERRED TO: Legislative & Rules Committee

VOTES:

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.

ITEM NO. 2

DEPARTMENT: Representative Town Meeting

CONTACT: Douglas Wells – 622-4455

REFERRED TO: Legislative & Rules Committee

VOTES:

RESOLVED, that at the meeting of the RTM on Monday May 11, 2011 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 12, 2011 at 8:00 P.M. at Central Middle School.

ITEM NO: 3

DEPARTMENT: Department of Parking Services

CONTACT: Allen Corry (203) 618-3064 acorry@greenwichct.org

REFERRED TO: Finance, Public Works Committees

VOTES:

RESOLVED, that the amount of $52,000 additional appropriation to account G219 52300 for FY 10-11 excessive snow removal be approved.

EXPLANATORY COMMENTS

This request for Snow Budget FY 10- 11 additional appropriation is due to the result the excessive snow accumulation received this year. To date, the Parking Services Department, G219 52300 has committed over 200 percent of the annual budget of this account for the use of rental equipment by outside contractors to remove snow from designated parking lots. The outside contractor provides the equipment and operators for the snow removal of these parking areas.

The following explains the Department of Parking Services snow removal budget and provides the justification for this interim appropriations request.

The Parking Services Department budgeted $35,000.00 for FY 10-11 for snow and ice control in the Town Hall garage, employee parking lot, Horseneck and Island Beach parking lots.
Year to date, the amount used for snow removal is $72,910.00, which is a $37,910.00 deficit.
Additional snow fall is anticipated for the remainder of the winter which will also require additional interim appropriation above the present deficit.

The annual budget forecast is based on the historical snowfalls and analysis of historical cost estimated by the Department of Public Works, Highway Division. This year we’ve exceeded previous snowfall and expect an additional 14 inches of snow before the winter season has ended. For budget purposes, by factoring the amount of snow accumulated (75 inches) the FY and the amount that was spent ($72,911) approximately $972 (Total $ spent/Total inches of snow) for every inch of snow accumulation.

With the current deficit of $37,910 (208% of the budget forecast used) and the expectation of an additional 14 inches of snow I’m requesting a total of $52,000.00 at this time.

Attachments

ITEM NO: 4

DEPARTMENT: Public Works 1111PW12

CONTACT: Jospeh P. Roberto (203) 622-7763 Highway Superintendent jroberto@greenwichct.org

REFERRED TO: Finance, Public Works Committees

VOTES: February 2011 BET – 12-0-0

RESOLVED, that the sum of $35,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated to be added to Operating Account Number A312-51300 known as “Temporary Services”,

RESOLVED, that the sum of $25,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated to be added to Operating Account Number A312-52300 known as “Rental Of Equipment”, and

RESOLVED, that the sum of $510,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated to be added to Operating Account Number A312-53750 known as “Highway Materials”.

EXPLANATORY COMMENTS:

DPW is requesting interim funds totaling $570,000.00 to augment our operating budget for the Highway Division.

The following reviews the Department of Public Works (DPW) Highway Division’s snow budget and provides the background for our interim appropriations request.

Highway budgets for snow in 3 areas:

A312 – Highway Streets, Bridges: This covers our work on 265 miles of road, numerous parking lots throughout town, as well as town sidewalks, and any “overflow” from BOE maintenance when that budget is fully expended.
A315 – Highway BOE Maintenance: This covers BOE snow and ice control provided by Parks and Recreation (their OT is paid from this budget) and vendors, materials, and services to clear the schools.
R317-1 Leased Railroad: This account reimburses Highway for its work clearing railroad owned parking lots and railroad stairs, platforms, etc.

We budget annually based on historical snowfalls and an analysis of historical costs. Some data about the budget:

FY 10-11 approved budget review: These figures represent the amounts estimated under OT, temp labor, rental equipment, and materials line items.

General fund accounts – A312 and A315: $871,200 (estimated budget for snow)
Year to date spending in these accounts for snow: $1,504,177
Estimated deficit: $632,977

Snow amounts: For FY 10-11, we budgeted for 30 inches of snow (a 45 year average). This year we have received 68 inches to date. Please refer to the attached Snow & Ice Control Days 2010-2011 Tally for more information on dates and amounts.
Snow control & ice control days: We track our snow expenses in two categories – snow control days and ice control days. Snow control days are where staff have their plows out and on the ground – active plowing during the storm event. Ice control days encompass work to address ice storms, icing conditions after storms, complaints, and snow removal activities – all the tasks that fall outside the actual storm event. The last 5 years saw an average of 14 ice control days – this year we have had 33 to date.
Snow removal: In our commercial districts, we have to physically remove the snow – we put it into dump trucks and take it to Holly Hill or other appropriate locations. In a typical year, we may remove approximately 2500 yd³ - this year, we have removed almost 37,000 yd³ - an enormous increase over past years. We have had four major snow removal events where staff have been out at night in these commercial areas clearing and hauling snow, supported by outside labor and including police for traffic control. We have also had to go into neighborhoods where we have not traditionally provided this service to remove excessive snow amounts.
BOE Budget: The BOE snow budget is already virtually completely expended – only a very minor amount remains for OT labor. All materials and rental equipment lines are fully used.
Equipment rental: Given the large snowfall amounts this year, we found our own equipment needed to be augmented with both rental equipment and outside contractors. When we use outside contractors, they provide the equipment with an operator – thus increasing our ability to keep operations going. We have provided more equipment to the BOE snow-fighting function than in the past, as well as for town work. For example, we have been using an extra loader and other smaller equipment in Highway – again, not a typical need.
Materials: We use salt and other products to control snow and ice – brines, special materials for sidewalks etc. To date this snow season, we estimate we have used approximately 5250 tons of salt and 1650 tons of sand/salt mix, as well as almost 7 tons of the boxed / bagged type deicers!

Budget Forecast

In order to calculate this interim budget request, we examined Highway’s budget and forecast expenditures in all line items through the end of the year, as well as trying to forecast the additional labor, equipment and materials needed to get us through the rest of snow season.

Snow forecast: We examined historical data from the National Weather Service to estimate the inches of snow we might expect from now through the end of March. The estimates for our area ranged from 13.4 to 14.5 inches. We forecast using 14 inches.
Cost basis: We used our costs to date as well as historical experience to develop unit factors for several categories – overtime, equipment rental, and materials. Using these unit factors (e.g. $/inch) multiplied by the estimated 14 inches of snow, we forecast these categories.
Existing budget: As noted above, we reviewed each line item to determine where we might save dollars in the current budget to balance the overages for snow removal.

Budget Request

Please refer to the attached FY 10-11 A312 DPW Highway Division Overview of Expenditures and Forecast for this section. Please note we have rounded the total up slightly from this table.

Labor forecast: We forecast the 100’s (regular labor, overtime, etc.) taking advantage of unused budget for currently open positions to offset our estimate for remaining overtime needed for 14 inches of snow and for routine emergencies and overtime needs experienced in the spring. We also forecast our needs under temporary salaries to cover expected labor for BOE as well as Highway operations. We are requesting $80,000 for this segment of the budget to be applied to both overtime and temporary salaries - the A312-51100 and A312-51300 lines.
Equipment rental: We forecast our needs, as explained above, using our unit costs / inch of snow, as well as forecasting savings. Again, this line item covers not only snow removal equipment rental but necessary equipment during Highway repairs and operations throughout the year. When equipment goes down or if Highway has need of a special machine for a sidewalk repair, for example, it uses this line. We have forecast no extra funds for such equipment needs at this time – our forecast is based on snow only. We are requesting $25,000 for Line A312-52300.
Materials: This line item covers purchases of salt, concrete, asphalt, pipes, curbs, storm drain structures, and other materials required to maintain roadway infrastructure. We do budget approximately 70% of this to cover salt and other snow & ice control products (envirobrine, ice melt products, etc.). We can store approximately 8000 tons of salt between our two sheds, and have approximately 25% of this in stock at this time. We have ordered an additional 2000 tons already ($155,000). At the rate we have been using material this year, we could potentially use all of this order as well as some portion of our stockpile before the season is over. We strongly recommend that we purchase an additional 3000 tons a bit later in the season, as we have found the price to increase annually and this will provide both material for this year and help keep next year’s budget from starting with a deficit.

In addition, as this line item is where we purchase supplies for necessary repairs (e.g. potholes!), we have also forecast the need for $100,000 in addition to our snow control products to carry us to the end of the fiscal year. This is going to be a busy repair season when the snow finally melts and we see the potholes, curbs, and other infrastructure that requires attention. We are requesting $510,000 for Line A312-53750.

Budget savings: We strove to forecast each major budget category to offset this request. In the 400’s, we are forecasting a savings of $45,000 at which has been transferred to the A312-51300 line (The deficit projected for the 100 line item is $80,000.00).

Summary: We have estimated that within our A312 and A315 budgets, we are currently experiencing a $633,000 deficit and are requesting a total of $570,000 at this time.

ITEM NO.: 5

DEPARTMENT: Finance Department

CONTACT: Peter Mynarski – 622-7720: pmynarski@greenwichct.org

REFERRED TO: All Committees

VOTES:

Budget Resolution Changes and Updates

Deletions: strike thru

Additions: bold

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 2011-12; i.e. July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 inclusive as follows:

$ 326,187,524 for the General Fund of the Town

$ 45,231,000 for the Capital Projects Fund of the Town

$ 10,351,116 for the Sewer Maintenance Fund of the Town

$ 11,995,000 for the Sewer Improvement Fund of the Town

$ 3,551,227 for the Parking Fund of the Town

$ 204,400 for the Parking Fund – State Portion

$ 3,834,170 for the School Lunch Program Revolving Fund of the Town

$ 24,246,389 for the Nathaniel Witherell Nursing Home Revolving Fund

$ 2,024,385 for the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course Revolving Fund

$ 8,825,000 for the Other Post Employment Benefits Fund of the Town

WHEREAS, the Charter of the Town of Greenwich (the “Charter”) requires that on or before the 15thday 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, 2011 to June 30, 2012 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 operation of the Nathaniel Witherell Nursing Home; (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, 2011 in the Office of the Town Clerk a Detailed Statement of such Appropriations contained in a document designated as “2011-12 Proposed Budget”; and

WHEREAS, the Charter provides 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 2011-12 Proposed Budget was forwarded to the members of the Representative Town Meeting on or about April 8, 2011, and submitted to the Representative Town Meeting at its meeting held on May 9, 2011;

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 2011-12, except that the following items shall be Decreased or Omitted as follows:

Department

Code Number

Appropriations by

Board

Appropriations by

Town Meeting

Decrease (-)

Reason for Decrease

Total Decrease

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the attached Resolutions Concerning Grants and Other Receipts, Conditions and Other Provisions and Bonding Resolutions be the same hereby are approved.

RESOLUTIONS OF BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION AND REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING ON 2011-12 BUDGET

GRANTS AND OTHER RECEIPTS

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

The following Officers and Departments of the Town of Greenwich are hereby authorized to apply for and accept grants, and to accept receipts from Town activities, for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, as provided below.

General Government: Office of the First Selectman

1. The First Selectman is authorized to apply for and accept grants from the Federal Department of Homeland Security and the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management Homeland Security Grants Program, and such grants shall become appropriations upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation and the Representative Town Meeting if necessary under Section 30(c) of the Charter.

2. The First Selectman is authorized to accept proceeds resulting from the activities of the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course, and such proceeds shall 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. For establishing funding for the appropriation accounts, the Policy of the Department of Parks and Recreation for the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course Revolving Fund is hereby endorsed.

3. The First Selectman is authorized to accept proceeds from Area Nine Cable Council and certified competitive video services providers and such proceeds shall become appropriations ~~to account A440 57222~~ upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

4. The First Selectman is authorized to apply for and accept grants from the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation, under the Connecticut General Statutes, Section 13b-38bb, and such grants shall become appropriations to the code A440 57221 known as Contributions to External Entities.

5. The First Selectman is authorized to apply for and accept grants, and to execute agreements regarding said grants, made by the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation, under the Connecticut Clean Fuel Program and such grants shall be become appropriations that the Comptroller shall add to the appropriate revenue account.

6. The First Selectman is authorized to apply for and accept grants from the Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP), in accordance with C.G.S. § 4-66g as amended by Public Act 07-7, Section 41, and C.G.S. § 4-66c as amended by Public Act 07-07, Section 40, and such grants shall become appropriations upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

7. The First Selectman is authorized to accept proceeds from the Friends of Greenwich Community Television, Inc. and such proceeds shall become appropriations to account A440 57222.

8. The First Selectman is authorized to accept proceeds from the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control and such proceeds shall become appropriations to account A440 57222.

9. The First Selectman is authorized to apply for and accept grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and such grants shall become appropriations upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

10. The Board of Selectmen, through the Coastal Resources Advisory Committee, is authorized pursuant to Town Charter § 307, to collect proceeds from the rental of moorings within the Greenwich Harbor Area, and such proceeds shall become appropriations upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation, to be used for the maintenance and enhancement of the Town’s coastal resources.

11.The First Selectman is authorized to apply for and accept funds from the Federal government and the State of Connecticut under the Federal economic stimulus legislation, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and subsequent acts and such funds shall become appropriations upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

General Government: Finance

12. The Comptroller is authorized to accept insurance proceeds and reserves, including interest thereon, to become appropriations that the Comptroller shall add to the appropriate account for the purpose of paying for damage to property of the Town.

13. The Comptroller is authorized to accept medical premium payments from former employees under “Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act” (COBRA), and such payments shall become appropriations to the Department of Human Resources’ Code No. A901 57100, known as “Healthcare”.

General Government: Assessor

14. The Assessor is authorized to accept proceeds from the sales of the Grand List books, field cards, and maps, and such proceeds shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall add to the appropriate account for the purpose of reimbursing the costs of printing and supplying the public with said items.

General Government: Town Clerk

15. The Town Clerk is authorized 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. §§11-8l and 11-8m, and such grants shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall add to the appropriate account for the purpose of preserving Town records.

General Government: Planning & Zoning

16. The Planning and Zoning Commission is authorized to accept proceeds from the sale of the Plan of Conservation and Development and the Building Zone Regulations of the Town of Greenwich, and such proceeds shall become appropriations ~~to an account to be designated by the Board of Estimate and Taxation,~~ that the Comptroller shall add to the appropriate account to be used for the purpose of reimbursing the cost of printing such documents, pursuant to C.G.S. §8-2a.

General Government: Conservation Commission

17. The Conservation Commission is authorized to accept donation of monies and to collect proceeds from the sales of its publications, and such donations and proceeds shall become appropriations upon approval 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 conduct natural and cultural resource inventories and assessments; to publish natural and cultural resource books, maps, reports, and pamphlets, to protect and manage habitats of endangered and threatened species, to undertake other appropriate habitat and wildlife management programs; and to protect and preserve natural and cultural resources pursuant to C.G.S. §7-131 a(b).

General Government: Inland Wetlands & Water Courses

18. The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency 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.

General Government: Shellfish Commission

19. The Shellfish Commission is authorized to collect proceeds from licenses and fees for the taking of shellfish under its control, and such proceeds shall become appropriations upon approval 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).

General Government: Commission on Aging

20. The Commission on Aging is authorized to accept donations of monies and to collect proceeds from the sales of its publications and such donations and proceeds shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall add to the appropriate account for the purpose of funding the cost of printing and mailing a newsletter to the elderly in Greenwich.

Fire Department

21. The Fire Department is authorized to collect proceeds from outside parties for the taking of fire training courses under its control, and such proceeds shall become an appropriation that the Comptroller shall add to the appropriate account for the purpose of defraying the costs of such courses.

Police Department

22. The Police Department is 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, subject to the following:

(a) 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);

(b) 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;

(c) The disposition of said accepted forfeited tangible property and monies shall be in accordance with state and federal statutory or regulatory requirements and 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;

(d) The First Selectman is 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;

(e) The Town Attorney is authorized to certify to the federal and state authorities (i) that the First Selectman has the authority to accept the forfeited tangible property and is the official to whom transfer documents should be delivered; (ii) that the Treasurer is the proper fiscal officer to whom disbursement of forfeited monies is to be made; ( iii) that there is no state or local law prohibiting the transfer of the tangible property and monies to the Town of Greenwich; and (iv) whatever other legal certification is required to accomplish the transfer to and utilization of the tangible property and monies by the Police Department;

(f) The Chief of Police, on July 1 and January 2, shall submit a written report to the RTM Moderator and Chairman of the RTM Town Services Committee, which report shall detail the sums of money received, and shall describe and provide an estimated value of the tangible property received, in the preceding six months.

23. The Police Department is authorized to apply for and accept grants from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and such grants shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall ~~Police Department may~~ add to the appropriate accounts upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

24. The Police Department is 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, and such grants shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall ~~Police Department may~~ add to the appropriate accounts upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

25. The Police Department is authorized to apply for and accept grants from the United States Department of Justice, and such grants shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall ~~Police Department may~~ add to the appropriate accounts upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

26. The Police Department is authorized to apply for and accept grants from the State of Connecticut Department of Health, and such grants shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall ~~Police Department may~~ add to the appropriate accounts upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

27. The Police Department is authorized to apply for and accept grants from the State of Connecticut Department of Public Safety as authorized under C.G.S. Sec. 28-24, Enhanced 911 Program, and such grants shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall ~~Police Department may~~ add to the appropriate accounts upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

Public Works

28. The First Selectman is authorized to apply for and accept grants made by the Connecticut State Department of Environmental Protection and/or the Federal Government 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, 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 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.

29. The First Selectman is 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.

30. The First Selectman is 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.

31. The First Selectman is authorized to apply for and accept grants made by the Connecticut State Department of Transportation under the provisions of C.G.S. Section §13b-38a for the purpose of developing or administering any transportation management plan which complies with the objectives and requirements of said statute.

32. The First Selectman is authorized to apply for and accept grants made by the State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation, under the Town Aid Grant for Roads and Public Transportation Services, and such grants shall become appropriations to the Department of Public Works’ Code No. Z314-59600, known as “Highway -- State Town Aid Grant.”

33. The First Selectman is authorized to apply for and accept grants from the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation, under the Safe. Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), and subsequent acts.

Vehicles

34. The Comptroller is authorized to accept proceeds from the sale of vehicles and equipment, and such proceeds shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall add to the appropriate account for the purpose of acquiring replacement vehicles and equipment.

Health Department

35. The Department of Health is authorized to apply for and accept grants made by the Department of Public Health, Department of Environmental Protection, other departments and agencies of the State of Connecticut, the Federal Government and non-profit corporations and foundations, for the purpose of conducting public health programs in prevention, health promotion and related areas, and such grants shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall ~~Department of Health may~~ add to the appropriate accounts. ~~upon approval~~ ~~by the Board of Estimate and Taxation~~.

Social Services

36. The Department of Social Services is authorized to accept grants and enter into contracts with the 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; and such grants shall become appropriations that the Department of Social Services may add to the appropriate account upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

37. The First Selectman is authorized to execute and file applications with the State Commissioner of Social Services and the State Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, pursuant to Chapters 128, 129, 130 and 133 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and to act as the authorized representative of the Town of Greenwich in taking the necessary steps to implement day care programs and a program for payment in lieu of taxes.

38. The Department of Social Services is authorized, under Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-266 through 8-282 (the Uniform Relocation Assistance Act), 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.

Board of Education

39. The Board of Education is authorized to accept grants made by the Federal Government and/or the State of Connecticut, under the following programs:

(a) 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 Silver Grant); Vanguard School Grant (through the State Educational Resource Center/SERC); Early Intervention Services Grant (through SERC); and

(b) 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 Grant Program); and PL 103-382 Foreign Language Assistance Act of 1994.

40. The Board of Education is authorized to accept proceeds resulting from the following sources:

(a) The School Lunch Program, including, but not limited to, the sale of food and any Federal and/or State aid received from the program, and such proceeds shall become appropriations that the Board of Education shall add to the School Lunch Revolving Fund;

(b) The Continuing Education Program, and such proceeds shall become appropriations that the Board of Education shall add to the appropriate accounts;

(c) The Summer School Program, and such proceeds shall become appropriations that the Board of Education shall add to the appropriate accounts;

(d) The purchase of services from the District print shop by the Greenwich PTA, Distinguished Teachers Award Committee, Inc. and other Town departments, and such proceeds to become appropriations that the Board of Education shall add to the appropriate print shop accounts;

(e) The rental of school buildings, and such proceeds become appropriations that the Comptroller shall 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 proceeds in any fiscal year;

(f) Proceeds from the Greenwich Education Association, and such proceeds shall become appropriations to cover all personnel costs of release time for an officer beyond that which is provided for in the collective bargaining agreement.

(g) The financial donations from the Campaign for MISA, Inc., an organization qualified under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to be used for the construction of the Greenwich Highway music instructional space and auditorium, and all such donations shall constitute revenue to the Town and shall be added to the Capital Projects Fund B.

41. The Board of Education is authorized to accept grants from the Greenwich Alliance for Education, a local not-for-profit education foundation, and the Area Nine Cable Council, and such grants shall become appropriations that the Board of Education shall add to the appropriate accounts.

Libraries

42. 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, the Town accepts 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 the First Selectman is 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.

43. Pursuant to the Agreement Between The Greenwich Library and the Town of Greenwich concerning the Operations of the Peterson Wing of The Greenwich Library, the Town accepts gifts of private funds from The Greenwich Library, to be distributed to the appropriate Code 702 appropriation accounts and used by The Greenwich Library for the purpose of paying additional expenditures related to the operations of the Peterson Wing.

Parks & Recreation

44. The Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to accept proceeds resulting from the rental of Town facilities, and such proceeds shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall add to the appropriate accounts for the purpose of reimbursing the approved costs related to the rental of Town facilities, such costs not to exceed proceeds in any fiscal year.

45. The Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to accept (1) any court awarded damages and costs and settlements for the restoration of trees and other vegetation on Town property damaged by any person in violation of C.G.S. 52-560 and 52-560a and (2) any fines and penalties assessed or negotiated by the Town for the damage or restoration of trees and other vegetation on Town property damaged by any person in violation of the Charter and ordinances of the Town, and such funds ~~damage, cost and settlement proceeds and fines and penalties~~ shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall ~~Department may~~ add to appropriate accounts as approved by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

46. The Department of Parks and Recreation, Tree Division, is authorized to accept (a) gifts of trees and plantings from the Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Inc., and (b) donations for the purchase of trees to be planted on Town property. Such donations shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall add to account A829-53800.

47. The Department of Parks and Recreation, Tree Division, is authorized to accept (a) gifts of plantings from the Friends of Greenwich Point, and (b) donations for the purchase of Plantings to be planted at Greenwich Point. Such donations shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall add to account A829-53800.

48. The Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to accept donations from the Junior League of Greenwich for the Skate Park, and such donations shall become appropriations that the Comptroller shall add to the appropriate accounts for the purpose of reimbursing the approved costs related to the maintenance of said Skate Park facilities.

The Nathaniel Witherell

49. The Treasurer is authorized to accept proceeds resulting from the activities of the Nathaniel Witherell Nursing Home, and such proceeds shall become appropriations to be added to the appropriate accounts within the Nathaniel Witherell Nursing Home Revolving Fund. For establishing funding for the appropriation accounts, the existing policies of the Town of Greenwich shall apply. Any revolving fund balance may be utilized by the General Fund upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

RESOLUTIONS OF BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION AND REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING ON PROPOSED 2011-2012 BUDGET

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. At the end of the 2011-12 fiscal year, any uncommitted balances of the Capital Project Fund shall lapse and, with the approval of the Board of Estimate and Taxation, shall become an appropriation into the Capital and Non Recurring Fund and become available for future capital expenditures.

2. 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.

3. WHEREAS:

(a) The Board of Estimate and Taxation is responsible for the proper administration of the financial affairs of the Town; and

(b) For the purposes of salary and benefits no appropriation for one object shall be used for any other object, except that the Board of Estimate and Taxation shall have the power to transfer uncommitted balances from one appropriation for a department to another appropriation for the same department;

(c) All appropriations for salary and benefit accounts for the fiscal year 2010-11 are based on the Town’s 2011-2012 Table of Organization and positions that are funded in the proposed budget recommended by the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and

(d) Any additions to the number of positions in any Department in the Town’s Table of Organization, or any substantial reorganization or reclassification that will increase the Town’s pension liability or contribution to any deferred compensation savings plan, will result in fiscal/budgetary consequences;

IT IS RESOLVED that the appropriations for the salary and benefits accounts in fiscal year 2010-11 may only be used to fund the total number of positions as contained in the Table of Organization, which are the objects of the appropriations, and may not be used to fund any additions to the positions in any Department in the Table of Organization, without approval of the Board of Estimate and Taxation;

AND IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that any substantial reorganization or reclassification that will increase the Town’s pension liability or contribution to any deferred compensation savings plan is subject to approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and

AND IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Greenwich Classification and Pay Plan prepared by the Board of Estimate and Taxation is hereby approved and adopted, except to the extent that its terms have been superseded by collective bargaining agreements.

4. 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 and 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 recommendation, are set forth for informative purposes only.

5. Expenditures for miscellaneous equipment not fully itemized shall be substantially for the object shown.

6. 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.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BORROWINGS IN THE

AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $15,559,000 TO MEET A PORTION OF

THE CAPITAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS IN THE CAPITAL

PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012

WHEREAS, the Board of Estimate and Taxation and the Representative Town Meeting have approved specific appropriations for the various capital projects in the Town’s Capital Plan for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, for the purposes and in the amounts appearing under “General Fund” in said Capital Plan;

BE AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED:

Section 1. To meet the portion of the approved capital budget appropriations for general public improvement and school projects in the capital budget for fiscal year 2011-2012, $15,559,000 general obligation bonds of the Town are authorized to be issued in one or more series, maturing in annual installments of principal in compliance with the General Statutes of Connecticut, as amended, provided the final installment shall be due not later than the fifth year after their date. The bonds shall be in the denomination of 5,000 or a whole multiple thereof, be issued in fully registered form, be executed in the name and on behalf of the Town by the facsimile or manual signatures of the Chairman of the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and the Treasurer, and countersigned by the Comptroller, have the seal of the Town affixed and attested by the Town Clerk, be certified by a bank or trust company, and be approved as to their legality by nationally recognized bond counsel. The bonds shall be general obligations of the Town and each of the bonds shall recite that every requirement of law relating to its issue has been duly complied with, that such bond is within every debt and other limit prescribed by law, and that the full faith and credit of the Town are pledged to the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon.

Section 2. The aggregate principal amount of the bonds of each series to be issued, and the manner of issue and sale shall be determined by the Comptroller, provided the bonds shall be issued in amounts which will provide funds sufficient with other funds available for such purpose to pay the principal of and the interest on all temporary borrowings in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of said bonds outstanding at the time of the issuance thereof, and to pay for the administrative, printing and legal costs of issuing the bonds. The redemption provisions, if any, the certifying, registrar and transfer agent and paying agent, the date, time of issue and sale and other terms, details and particulars of such bonds, including approval of the rate or rates of interest payable thereon, shall be determined by the Comptroller, in accordance with the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, as amended.

Section 3. Said bonds shall be sold by the Comptroller, in a competitive offering or by negotiation, in his discretion. If sold in a competitive offering, the bonds shall be sold at not less than par and accrued interest on the basis of the lowest net or true interest cost to the Town. A notice of sale or a summary thereof describing the bonds and setting forth the terms and conditions of the sale shall be published at least five days in advance of the sale in a recognized publication carrying municipal bond notices and devoted primarily to financial news and the subject of state and municipal bonds. If the bonds are sold by negotiation, provisions of the purchase agreement shall be approved by the Comptroller.

Section 4. The Comptroller is authorized to make temporary borrowings in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of said bonds. Notes evidencing such borrowings shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Estimate and Taxation and Treasurer and countersigned by the Comptroller, have the seal of the Town affixed and attested by the Town Clerk, be approved as to their legality by nationally recognized bond counsel, and be certified by and payable at a bank or trust company designated by the Comptroller, pursuant to Section 7-373 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, as amended. They shall be issued with maturity dates which comply with the provisions of the General Statutes governing the issuance of such notes, as the same may be amended from time to time. The notes shall be general obligations of the Town and each of the notes shall recite that every requirement of law relating to its issue has been duly complied with, that such note is within every debt and other limit prescribed by law, and that the full faith and credit of the Town are pledged to the payment of the principal thereof and the interest thereon. The net interest cost on such notes, including renewals thereof, and the expense of preparing, issuing and marketing them, to the extent paid from the proceeds of such renewals or said bonds, shall be included as a capital cost of the projects. Upon the sale of the bonds, the proceeds thereof, to the extent required, shall be applied forthwith to the payment of the principal of and the interest on any temporary borrowings then outstanding or shall be deposited with a bank or trust company in trust for such purpose.

Section 5. The Town hereby expresses its official intent pursuant to §1.150-2 of the Federal Income Tax Regulations, Title 26 (the "Regulations"), to reimburse expenditures paid sixty days prior to and anytime after the date of passage of this resolution in the maximum amount and for the capital projects specified herein with the proceeds of bonds or other obligations authorized to be issued by the Town. The bonds or other obligations shall be issued to reimburse such expenditures not later than 18 months after the later of the date of the expenditure or the substantial completion of the project, or such later date the Regulations may authorize. The Town hereby certifies that the intention to reimburse as expressed herein is based upon its reasonable expectations as of this date. The Comptroller is authorized to pay project expenses in accordance herewith pending the issuance of reimbursement bonds or other obligations, and to amend this declaration.

Section 6. The Comptroller is hereby authorized, on behalf of the Town, to enter into agreements or otherwise covenant for the benefit of bondholders to provide information on an annual or other periodic basis to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (the“MSRB”) and to provide notices to the MSRB of material events as enumerated in Securities and Exchange Commission Exchange Act Rule 15c2-12, as amended, as may be necessary, appropriate or desirable to effect the sale of the bonds or other obligations authorized by this resolution. Any agreements or representations to provide information to MSRB made prior hereto are hereby confirmed, ratified and approved.

Section 7. The time for the issuance of bonds or other obligations authorized hereunder shall not be limited but shall remain in full force and effect until all payments are made and all borrowings completed for the capital projects financed by such bonds or other obligations.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BORROWINGS IN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $17,000,000 TO MEET THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC INSTRUCTION SPACE AND AUDITORIUM IN THE CAPITAL PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012

WHEREAS, the Board of Estimate and Taxation and the Representative Town Meeting have approved an appropriation of $17,000,000 for the construction of the Greenwich High School music instruction space and auditorium in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, which appropriation is inclusive of any sources of public and private funding to become available for such purpose, and any and all State and federal grants-in-aid for such purpose;

BE AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED:

Section 1. To meet said appropriation $17,000,000 bonds of the Town or so much thereof as shall be necessary for such purpose, shall be issued, maturing not later than the fifth year after their date. Said bonds may be issued in one or more series as determined by the Comptroller in the amount necessary to meet the Town’s portion of funding for such project not met from private and public funding available for such purpose, including the estimated amount of the State and Federal grants-in-aid of the project, or the actual amount thereof if this be ascertainable, and the anticipated times of the receipt of the proceeds thereof, provided that the total amount of bonds to be issued shall not be less than an amount which will provide funds sufficient with other funds available for such purpose to pay the principal of and the interest on all temporary borrowings in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of said bonds out-standing at the time of the issuance thereof, and to pay for the administrative, printing and legal costs of issuing the bonds. The bonds shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or a whole multiple thereof, be issued in fully registered form, be executed in the name and on behalf of the Town by the facsimile or manual signatures of the Chairman of the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and the Treasurer, and shall be countersigned by the Comptroller, have the seal of the Town affixed and attested by the Town Clerk, be certified by a bank or trust company, and be approved as to their legality by nationally recognized bond counsel. The bonds shall be general obligations of the Town and each of the bonds shall recite that every requirement of law relating to its issue has been duly complied with, that such bond is within every debt and other limit prescribed by law, and that the full faith and credit of the Town are pledged to the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon.

Section 2. The aggregate principal amount of the bonds of each series to be issued, the annual installments of principal, redemption provisions, if any, the certifying, registrar and transfer agent and paying agent, the date, time of issue and sale and other terms, details and particulars of such bonds, including the approval of the rate or rates of interest, shall be determined by the Comptroller, in accordance with the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, as amended.

Section 4. The Comptroller is authorized to make temporary borrowings in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of said bonds. Notes evidencing such borrowings shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Estimate and Taxation, the Treasurer and shall be countersigned by the Comptroller, have the seal of the Town affixed and attested by the Town Clerk, be payable at a bank or trust company designated by the Comptroller, be approved as to their legality by nationally recognized bond counsel, and be certified by a bank or trust company designated by the Comptroller, pursuant to Section 7-373 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, as amended. They shall be issued with maturity dates which comply with the provisions of the General Statutes governing the issuance of such notes, as the same may be amended from time to time. The notes shall be general obligations of the Town and each of the notes shall recite that every requirement of law relating to its issue has been duly complied with, that such note is within every debt and other limit prescribed by law, and that the full faith and credit of the Town are pledged to the payment of the principal thereof and the interest thereon. The net interest cost on such notes, including renewals thereof, and the expense of preparing, issuing and marketing them, to the extent paid from the proceeds of such renewals or said bonds, shall be included as a cost of the project. Upon the sale of the bonds, the proceeds thereof, to the extent required, shall be applied forthwith to the payment of the principal of and the interest on any such notes then outstanding or shall be deposited with a bank or trust company in trust for such purpose.

Section 5. The Board of Education is authorized in the name and on behalf of the Town to apply to the Connecticut Commissioner of Education for any and all State grants-in-aid of the project described in Section 1.

Section 6. The Town hereby expresses its official intent pursuant to §1.150-2 of the Federal Income Tax Regulations, Title 26 (the "Regulations"), to reimburse expenditures paid sixty days prior to and anytime after the date of passage of this resolution in the maximum amount and for the capital project defined herein with the proceeds of bonds, notes, or other obligations ("Bonds") authorized to be issued by the Town. The Bonds shall be issued to reimburse such expenditures not later than 18 months after the later of the date of the expenditure or the substantial completion of the project, or such later date the Regulations may authorize. The Town hereby certifies that the intention to reimburse as expressed herein is based upon its reasonable expectations as of this date. The Comptroller is authorized to pay project expenses in accordance herewith pending the issuance of reimbursement bonds, and to amend this declaration.

Section 7. The Comptroller is hereby authorized, on behalf of the Town, to enter into agreements or otherwise covenant for the benefit of bondholders to provide information on an annual or other periodic basis to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (the ”MSRB”) and to provide notices to the MSRB of material events as enumerated in Securities and Exchange Commission Exchange Act Rule 15c2-12, as amended, as may be necessary, appropriate or desirable to effect the sale of the bonds and notes authorized by this resolution. Any agreements or representations to provide information to the MSRB made prior hereto are hereby confirmed, ratified and approved.

Section 8. The time for the issuance of bonds or notes authorized hereunder shall not be limited but shall remain in full force and effect until the project is completed, all payments made and all borrowings completed.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BORROWINGSIN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $6,675,000 FOR VARIOUS SEWERAGE SYSTEM APPROPRIATIONS IN THE SEWER IMPROVEMENT CAPITAL PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012

BE AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED:

Section 1. To meet the portion of the approved capital budget appropriations for sewer improvement be met from borrowings in fiscal year 2011-2012, $6,675,000 general obligation bonds are authorized to be issued in one or more series, maturing in substantially equal annual installments of principal, provided the final installment shall be due not later than twenty years after their date. The bonds shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or a whole multiple thereof, be issued in fully registered form, be executed in the name and on behalf of the Town by the facsimile or manual signatures of the Chairman of the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and the Treasurer, and countersigned by the Comptroller, have the seal of the Town affixed and attested by the Town Clerk, be certified by a bank or trust company, and be approved as to their legality by nationally recognized bond counsel. The bonds shall be general obligations of the Town and each of the bonds shall recite that every requirement of law relating to its issue has been duly complied with, that such bond is within every debt and other limit prescribed by law, and that the full faith and credit of the Town are pledged to the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon.

Section 6. The Comptroller is hereby authorized, on behalf of the Town, to enter into agreements or otherwise covenant for the benefit of bondholders to provide information on an annual or other periodic basis to nationally recognized municipal securities information repositories or state based information repositories (the "Repositories") and to provide notices to the Repositories of material events as enumerated in Securities and Exchange Commission Exchange Act Rule 15c2-12, as amended, as may be necessary, appropriate or desirable to effect the sale of the bonds or other obligations authorized by this resolution. Any agreements or representations to provide information to Repositories made prior hereto are hereby confirmed, ratified and approved.

Referred to All Committees

Dated at Greenwich, Ct. THOMAS J. BYRNE

April 25, 2011 MODERATOR

CARMELLA C. BUDKINS

TOWN CLERK

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