SPECIAL
BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
FEBRUARY
21, 2020
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MINUTES
APPROVED – March 3, 2020
Attendance: First Selectman Paula Cofrancesco, Selectman
Donald Shea & Selectman Derrylyn Gorski.
Selectman
Gorski left at 4:06p.m.
Also
in attendance: Finance Director Sheila
Lane
Visitors: Janice Howard, Nicholas Poulmas, Sharon
Huxley and Vincent Ciavarella
1.&2. First Selectman
Paula Cofrancesco called the Special Meeting of the Board of Selectmen to order
at 3:33p.m. The meeting was held in the
Selectmen’s Conference Room of the Bethany Town Hall. As the first order of business, Selectman
Cofrancesco asked all to rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.
3.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PARKS & RECREATION VAN REPLACMENT
Extensive
discussion was held on the current condition of the Parks & Recreation van.
Janice Howard, the Parks & Recreation Director, provided information on the
history of the van. It was donated by
the Bethany Fire Department and currently has over 200,000 miles on it. It has recently been inspected by a local
mechanic who has determined that the vehicle is in need of approximately $3,800-$4,000
worth of repairs. Conversation included
possible options besides expending the amount of money on a vehicle of that age
and condition. Ms. Howard indicated that
she and Mr. Poulmas have reached out to a variety of automobile establishments,
both local and out-of-state, to see what might be available. A used van has been found that would fill the
needs of the department. Ms. Howard did
provide some background as to how the van is utilized by the department on a
regular basis: transporting children to
and from local activities (i.e., dance, karate, tennis and field trips),
picking up students from CCD classes in Woodbridge. These trips help to allow students to
participate in the local programs and to accommodate parents who work until
either 5 or 6p.m. The van is used even
more extensively during the summer to transport children back and forth to the
lake for various activities held there for summer camp.
After
lengthy discussion it was decided that no action would be taken at this time
and that the issue would be brought forward to a Special Board of Finance
meeting and then another Special Board of Selectmen meeting. If it should be approved at those meetings,
then it would be sent to a Town Meeting for a final vote.
ADJOURNMENT
At
4:26 p.m., it was moved by Selectman Shea and seconded by First Selectman Cofrancesco
to adjourn the special meeting. Unanimous approval.
Respectfully
submitted,
Paula
Cofrancesco
First
Selectman
