NOTICE AND WARNING
Town of Bethany
May 19, 2014 at
7:00 P.M. (D.S.T.)
The Electors and those legally qualified to vote in
the Town Meeting of the Town of Bethany are hereby notified and warned that the
Annual Budget Meeting and Annual Town Meeting will be held on the evening of
Monday, May 19, 2014 at 7:00 P.M., (D.S.T.) at the Bethany Town Hall Gym at 40
Peck Road for the following purposes:
(1) To receive the report and
recommendations of the Board of Finance upon the Budget of
$22,691,004 for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2014 and to take necessary action thereon;
(2) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $72,053 for the second of three payments for the lease purchase
of a dump truck by the Board of Selectmen for the Highway Department.
(3) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $65,683 for the third of three payments of a lease purchase for a
5 yard dump truck by the Board of Selectmen for the Highway Department.
(4) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $46,678 for the third of three payments of a lease purchase for a
back hoe by the Board of Selectmen for the Highway Department.
(5) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $67,000 for the purchase of a mason dump truck by the Board of
Selectmen for the Highway Department.
(6) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $20,000 by the Board of Selectmen for a fence and gate across the
field and roadway in rear of Bethany Town Hall.
(7) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $13,365 for dog park
fencing by the Board of Selectmen.
(8) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $ $10,000 for new doors and hardware at the Bethany Community
School by the Board of Education.
(9) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $20,000 for the replacement of Annex III lighting and new ceiling
at Bethany Community School by the Board of Education.
(10) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $15,000 for painting at the Bethany Community School by the Board
of Education.
(11) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $15,000 for bullet resistant glass at the Bethany Community
School by the Board of Education.
(12) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and
Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up to the sum of $10,000 for the
replacement of playscape at the Bethany Community School by the Board of
Education..
(13) To authorize the expenditure from the Reserve
Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up to the sum of
$10,000 for the second of two payments of a lease purchase for the replacement
of school furniture for the Bethany Community School by the Board of
Education..
(14) To authorize the expenditure from the Reserve
Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up to the sum of
$22,000 for the second of three payments of a lease purchase for security
cameras for the Bethany Community School by the Board of Education..
(15) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $15,500 for the second of three payments of a lease purchase for
wireless infrastructure at the Bethany Community School by the Board of
Education.
(16) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $25,000 for rebuilding of pump on engine 81 by the Bethany
Volunteer Fire Department.
(17) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $11,000 for the purchase of a thermo imaging camera by the
Bethany Volunteer Fire Department.
(18) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $10,000 for a website for the Town of Bethany by the Board of
Selectmen.
(19) To authorize the expenditure
from the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures of an amount up
to the sum of $100,000 to the Land Acquisition Fund by the Board of Selectmen.
(20) To authorize the Board of
Finance to transfer up to $70,000 from
unexpended line item accounts and the General Fund to the Public Works budget
for over expended line items.
(21) To nominate and elect one
member to the Regional Policy Board of the South Central Regional
Water Authority District for a three-year term
beginning July 1, 2014 and expiring June 30, 2017.
(22) To consider amending the Code of the Town of Bethany –
Building Construction Chapter 114 – 7 C.
Fees as proposed by Robert Walsh, Building Inspector, as follows:
(a) Mechanical Permits shall be $50.00 for the first
$1000.00 of the job cost and increased $10 for every thousand dollars
thereafter.
(a) Commercial Building permits shall be $50.00 for the
first thousand dollars of job cost increase $14.00 for every thousand dollars
thereafter.
(a) Commercial building permits shall be $50.00 for the
first thousand dollars of job cost and increase $23.00 for every thousand dollars
thereafter.
(b) Certificates of occupancy fees shall increase to
$40.00 for residential work.
(c) Certificates of occupancy fees increased to $60.00 for
commercial work.
(d) Certificate of Approval fee shall be established at
$25.00. (new)
(23) To consider amending the Code of the Town of Bethany –
Chapter 184.9A. (2) to double the Elderly or Disabled Tax Credit commencing
with the grand list of October 1, 2013.
(24) To consider amending the Code of the Town of Bethany –
Chapter 129-1 Fees, Fine, Hearing Procedures Article I Land Use Related
Applications. Fees as proposed by the
Planning and Zoning Commission.
Pursuant
to Section 8-1c of the Connecticut General Statutes, the following schedule of
fees
shall
pertain to the processing of applications by the Planning and Zoning
Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Inland Wetlands and
Watercourses Commission, and the Zoning Enforcement Officer; and such fees
shall be paid at the time the application is filed:
NOTE:
Any non-ordinary specifically
required consultant review fees, Engineering, Special Counsel and/or
Planning or other similar special
Consultant fees required by the Commission are in addition to these fees and
must be paid prior to signing of mylar map, filing of map or ZEO issuance of
permit as may be applicable.
A. Zoning permit for zoning approval of
construction:
1.
Residence
or residential property:
a. New construction:
(1)By ZEO: One hundred
twenty five dollars ($125)
(2) By Commission: One
hundred fifty dollars ($150)
b. Addition:
(1) By ZEO: Seventy five dollars ($75)
(2) by Commission One hundred dollars ($100)
c.
Modification
to existing, valid permit:
(1) By ZEO: Fifty dollars ($50)
(2) By Commission: One hundred
dollars ($100)
d. Site Plan Review:
(1) By ZEO: One hundred seventy five
dollars ($175)
(2) By Commission: Two hundred
dollars ($200)
2.
Business
or business property:
a. New construction:
(1) By ZEO: Two hundred twenty five
dollars ($225)
(2) By Commission:
Two hundred fifty dollars ($250)
b. Addition:
(1) By ZEO: One hundred twenty five
dollars ($125)
(2) By
Commission: One hundred fifty dollars
($150)
c.
Modification
to existing, valid permit:
(1) By ZEO: One hundred twenty five
dollars ($125)
(2) By Commission: One hundred fifty
dollars ($150)
d. Site Plan Review:
(1) By ZEO: Three hundred twenty five ($325)
(2) By Commission: Three hundred fifty dollars
($350)
e.
Change
of use:
(1) By ZEO: One hundred twenty five
dollars ($125)
(2) By Commission: One hundred fifty
dollars ($150)
B. Special Exception permit, with
required public hearing: Three hundred dollars ($350)
C. Subdivision:
1. Per lot fee for subdivision without
public hearing: Three hundred dollars
($300)
2. Per lot fee for subdivision or re-subdivision
with public hearing: Three hundred fifty dollars ($350)
3. Special Exception rear lot;
application fee, with public hearing: Three hundred fifty dollars ($350)
4. Per lot fee for special exception
rear lot: One hundred fifty dollars ($150)
5. New road review fee, per 100 feet or
any portion thereof: One hundred dollars ($100)
D. Zoning change:
1.
Text
change (each): Five hundred fifty dollars: ($550)
2.
Map
change (each): Five hundred seventy five dollars: ($575)
E. Home occupation, professional office,
or roadside stand permit: Seventy five dollars ($75)
F. Certificate of Zoning Compliance:
1.
Residential:
Fifty dollars ($50)
2.
Business:
Seventy five dollars ($75)
G. Sign Permit: Fifty dollars ($50)
H. Temporary sign or other permit: ($50)
I.
Hearing
petition: Three hundred fifty dollars ($350)
J.
Earth
removal:
1.
Administrative
permit: Three hundred dollars ($300)
2.
Special
Exception permit, requires public hearing: Five hundred fifty dollars ($550)
K. Flood Hazard Area permit: Two hundred
fifty dollars ($250)
L. Hearing fee, if not included above:
Three hundred fifty dollars ($350)
M. Zoning Board of Appeals applications
with required public hearing: Three hundred fifty dollars ($350)
N. Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Commission applications
(NOT
ADDRESSED IN THIS DOCUMENT)
State
of Connecticut Land Use Application Fee shall be in addition to the above
stated fees. This fee shall be applied as required by the Connecticut General
Statutes.
(25) Should the Town of Bethany pay to the Municipal
Employees Retirement System (MERS) THE SUM OF $39,781.00 in order to complete
the town’s obligation to commence the pension for the public works employees
effective July 1, 2005 as agreed to pursuant to the contract entered into by
the town of Bethany?
(26) Should the Town of Bethany appropriate an amount not
to exceed $131,062.00 for the one time premium payment for the purposes of
transferring pursuant to a Loss Portfolio Transfer MIRMA’s (Municipal Interlocal
Risk Management Agency) entire business portfolio to Safety National Insurance
Company and thereby, eliminating any future assessments from MIRMA?
(27) To empower the Board of
Selectmen to make necessary contracts with the State of Connecticut Department
of Transportation for the repair and building of roads.
(28) To act upon the reports of
the various Town Officers, Boards and Commissions as contained in the published
Annual Report of 2012-13.
(29) To act on any other matter
proper to come before the meeting.
Dated at Bethany, Connecticut this 5th
day of May 2014
DERRYLYN
GORSKI
Attest:
Nancy A. McCarthy AILEEN
MAGDA
Certified
Municipal Clerk
DONALD SHEA
Selectmen,
Town of Bethany
