BETHANY BOARD OF FINANCE
BETHANY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
SPECIAL MEETING
APRIL 11, 2017
DRAFT
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Attendance Board of Finance:
Chairman John Grabowski, Sharon
Huxley, Melissa Spear, Sally Huyser
Attendance Board of Selectmen: First Selectwoman Derrylyn Gorski, Selectman
Clark Hurlburt, Selectman Donald Shea
Chairman Grabowski and First Selectwoman Gorski called the
special joint meeting of the Board of Finance and Board of Selectmen to order
at 7:08 p.m. The meeting was held in the
Selectmen’s Conference Room of the Bethany Town Hall.
The purpose of this meeting was to have Attorney McSherry
discuss with the Board of Finance and Board of Selectmen procedures to follow
for the upcoming Budget Hearing and Annual Town Meeting.
Attorney McSherry explained that the Board of Finance would
present to the Budget Hearing on April 24, 2017 the expenditures and revenues
as approved at their last meeting, using the latest figures from the Governor’s
budget for Revenues.
The Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday May 15, 2017
for the purpose of approving the Expenditures and Revenues if completed, and
the Capital Expenditures. If the total
budget is not approved the meeting will be adjourned. A new date would be set for a Special Town
Meeting to complete the budget. The
State would like to standardize the mill rate for automobile tax bills to be
the same throughout the State. This rate is yet to be determined. The real estate tax bills would go out based
on last year’s mill rate in July if the total budget is not complete and
approved. A supplemental tax bill would
have to be sent out in January for the second half to make adjustments for the
approved budget. The Town will lose
revenue for the difference between the present rate and a standardized rate for
motor vehicle taxes. Selectman Shea
would like the public to know how the teacher’s pension contribution would
affect the mill rate if the State of Connecticut makes the Town’s pay for
it.
Adjournment was called at 7:58 after a motion was moved by
Selectman Don Shea and seconded by Sharon Huxley . The vote taken was unanimous.
Respectfully
submitted,
June
G. Riley
Secretary,
Board of Selectmen
