TOWN OF GRANBY
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES
NOVEMBER 21, 2005
The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was called to order by First Selectman John Adams at 7:30 p.m.
PRESENT: John Adams, Ronald Desrosiers, Frank Judice, Sally King, Mark Neumann, William F. Smith, Jr., Town Manager, and Courtney McGuire, Student Liaison
I. PUBLIC SESSION
No public addressed the Board.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Judice, seconded by Selectman Desrosiers, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to reorder the agenda to take up agenda item IV-C following Selectman Reports.
II. MINUTES OF PRECEDING MEETING
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman Judice, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 7, 2005 as distributed.
III. UNFINISHED OR TABLED BUSINESS
A. Information or Updates on Building Committees’ Activity
Wells Road School, Kelly Lane School
No report.
B. Continued Consideration of “Agreement Between the Granby Association of School Administrators and Board of Education – July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2009”
Board of Education member Matthew Wutka was present this evening to provide the Board of Selectmen with additional information on the agreement and/or any clarifications needed. Mr. Wutka stated this is a three-year contract. He continued reviewing the increases for each of the three years; changes in the early retirement feature which will be eliminated for future hires, the development fund, the annuity match, accumulative sick leave, and the health/dental plan changes.
Dr. Gwen Van Dorp, Superintendent of Schools, and Cal Heminway, Chairman of the Board of Education then joined the meeting. Town Manager Smith requested clarification on the premium-sharing portion of the contract and if the plan was a health savings account with a high deduction. Dr. Van Dorp indicated that it was not.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Judice, seconded by Selectman King, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) not to reject the contract thereby approving the “Agreement Between the Granby Association of School Administrators and Board of Education - July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2009”.
Mr. Heminway stated the Board of Education has invited local legislators to a meeting scheduled for December 14, 2005. He invited the Board of Selectmen to prepare a list of items of concern to present to the legislators at that meeting. The Board of Finance has been invited to do the same.
IV. BUSINESS
A. Resignations and Appointments to be Considered
Town Manager Smith stated a letter of resignation from the Board of Finance was received from Christopher Comer. The effective date of the resignation was November 15, 2005.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Neumann, seconded by Selectman Judice, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to accept, with regret, the resignation of Christopher Comer.
There were no appointments.
B. Discussion of Creating a Building Lot From Holcomb Farm Property
Selectman King attended the last meeting of the Holcomb Farm Board of Directors at which an innovative approach to obtaining funding was discussed. Selectman King stated it might be premature to have this as an agenda item at this point.
Al Wilke, Chairman of the Holcomb Farm Board of Directors, indicated that Selectman King had suggested the Holcomb Farm Board explore the possibility of breaking out a building lot from the farm. The Board of Directors are obviously aware they need an infusion of funding and welcome innovative approaches as to how this might be accomplished. They plan to enter into dialogue with the town to explore this possibility. Mr. Wilke also wanted to thank the town for their assistance in applying for the STEAP grant for which support from legislators continues to grow.
The Board of Selectmen acknowledged no action was needed at this time. There is a lot of work to be done before the town and the Board of Directors can move forward with this project if it is determined to be feasible.
Selectman Judice suggested the town should at least provide some maintenance for the buildings as they do all other town buildings. He indicated he would like to know that some consideration of funds be given for building maintenance in the capital plan for the upcoming budget cycle.
As Board of Selectmen’s liaison to the Holcomb Farm Board of Directors, Selectman King will keep the Board updated.
V. TOWN MANAGER REPORTS
No reports.
VI. FIRST SELECTMAN REPORTS (John Adams)
First Selectman Adams congratulated all of the Board members on their re-election.
VII. SELECTMAN REPORTS (Sally King, Vice Chairman, Ronald Desrosiers, Frank Judice, & Mark Neumann)
Selectman King reported on a recent article “How does your town compare? Rating Suburbs” in the November Hartford magazine. Granby was favorably ranked fourth out of twelve with populations of towns under 12,500.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting recessed to closed session at 8:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
First Selectman Adams called the executive session of the Board of Selectmen to order at 8:05 p.m.
PRESENT: John Adams, Ronald Desrosiers, Frank Judice, Sally King, Mark Neumann, and William F. Smith, Jr., Town Manager
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss personnel matters.
First Selectman Adams closed the executive session at 8:55 p.m.
The Board reconvened its regular meeting at 8:56 p.m., but there being no further business the regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
William F. Smith, Jr.
Town Manager
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