MINUTES

WATERTOWN TOWN COUNCIL

BUDGET T= OWN MEETING

JOHN = TRUMBULL PRIMARY SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER

THURSDAY= , MAY 26, 2005, 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT: = &nb= sp; Elaine Adams

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Kevin Killeen

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Richard Wick, Acting Chairman

ABSENT: &nb= sp; = Karl Fisher

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Raymond Hebert, Vice Chairman

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Robert Kane, Chairman

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Raymond Primini

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Paul Rinaldi

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Paul Valenti

OTHERS PRESENT: &= nbsp; Meredith Robson, Town Manager

1.&nb= sp; Call Meeting to Order

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Mr. Wick, Acting Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

MOTION: &nbs= p; (Mr. Killeen, sec. Mr. Wick) to nominate Elaine Adams as Moderator of the Budget Town Meeting.

= ; &n= bsp; Mr. Wick: Are there any other nominations? Are there any ot= her nominations? Are there any ot= her nominations?

Discussion: = None

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

MOTION: &nbs= p; (Mr. Killeen, sec. Mr. Wick) to nominate Lynn LaForme as Clerk of the Budget Town Meeting.

Discussion: = Ms. Adams: Are there any other nominations? Are there any ot= her nominations? Are there any ot= her nominations?

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

Watertown Town Council

Budget Town Meeting

May 26, 2005

Page 2

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&= nbsp; Ms. Adams read aloud the Notice of the Budget Town Meeting as follows:

“NOTICE OF BUDGET TOWN MEETING

FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 BUDGETS

TOWN OF WATERTOWN

CONNECTICUT

&= nbsp; The Legal Voters of the Town of Wa= tertown and those eligible to vote in Town Meetings are hereby WARNED AND NOTIFIED = of a Budget Town Meeting to be held on Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in th= e John Trumbull Primary School Media Center, 779 Buckingham Street, Oakville= , Connecticut to hear comments on the following Fiscal Year 2005-2006 budgets.

&= nbsp; The Town Council proposes:

&= nbsp; Town General Fund &= nbsp; &nbs= p; $19,921,988

&= nbsp; School General Fund &= nbsp; &nbs= p; $30,473,728

&= nbsp; General Fund Total &nb= sp; = $50,395,716

&= nbsp; Town Road A= id &= nbsp; &nbs= p; $ 120,328

&= nbsp; Water Operations &nb= sp; = $ 1,393,724

&= nbsp; Water Capital = &nb= sp; 540,= 700

&= nbsp; Water Extension &nbs= p; &= nbsp; $ 125,000

&= nbsp; Sewer Operations &nb= sp; = $ 1,974,768

&= nbsp; Sewer Capital = &nb= sp; $ 28,5= 00

&= nbsp; Sewer Extension &nbs= p; &= nbsp; $ 213,769

&= nbsp; Water and Sewer Debt = ; $ 137,350

&= nbsp; Crestbro= ok Golf Operations &nbs= p; $ 859,372

&= nbsp; Crestbro= ok Improvement Trust = $ 64,0= 00

&= nbsp; Local Capital Improvement = $ 161,331

&= nbsp; Copies of the proposed budgets will be available at the Budget Meeting and also ma= y be picked up during business hours at the Town Hall Annex, 424 Main Street; Town Hall, 37 DeForest Street; Watertown, Library, 470 Main Street; and the Board of Education, 10 DeForest Street. Copies are also available at the P= olice Department, 195 French Str= eet at any time.

&= nbsp; Dated at Waterto= wn, Connecticut this 19th day o= f May, 2005.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = _____________________________

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = Robert J. Kane, Chairman

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = Watertown Town Co= uncil

Watertown Town Council

Budget Town Meeting

May 26, 2005

Page 3

RETURN OF WARNING

TOWN OF WATERTOWN

BUDGET TOWN MEETING

&= nbsp; I hereby certify that on May 19, 2005 I left a duplicate copy of the attached WARNING AND NOTICE of a Budget Town Meeting of the Town of Watertown, Connecticut, with Virginia Stewart, its Town Clerk.

&= nbsp; I further certify that on May 19, 2005 I caused a copy of said WARNING AND NO= TICE to be published in the TOWN TIMES, which newspaper has a substantial circulation in said Town.

&= nbsp; I further certify that on May 19, 2005 I caused to be set upon the signpost or other exterior places nearest the office of the = Town Clerk and all other places and signposts designated by the Town, a written = copy of said WARNING AND NOTICE signed by the Chairman of the Watertown Town Council.

&= nbsp; I further certify, that all the above acts were do= ne at least five (5) days before the holding of the Budget Town Meeting on May 26, 2005.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = _____________________________

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = Meredith Robson

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = Town Manager

TOWN CLERK’S CERTIFICATON

AS TO WARNING AND RETURN OF WARNING

&= nbsp; I hereby certify that the attached WARNING AND NOTICE of the foregoing RETURN= OF WARNING are duly recorded in the records of the Town of Watertown, CT and t= hat Robert J. Kane was Chairman of the Watertown Town Council on the date the WARNING = and RETURN OF WARNING were signed.

&= nbsp; Dated at Waterto= wn, Connecticut this 19th day o= f May, 2005.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = _____________________________

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = Virginia Stewart, Town Clerk

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = Town of Watertown”

Watertown Town Council

Budget Town Meeting

May 26, 2005

Page 4

MOTION: (Ms. Adams, sec. Mr. Killeen= ) to Adjourn the Budget Town Meeting to Referendum on June 7, 2005.

Discussion: None<= /p>

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

3. = Adjournment

MOTION: (Mr. Wick, sec. Mr. Killeen)= to Adjourn the Budget Town Meeting at 7:08 p.m.

Discussion: None<= /p>

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

Budget Town Meeting Adjourned at 7:08 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Richard Wick, Acting Chairman

Watertown Town Co= uncil

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A= pproved: _______________________________

Lynn LaForm= e, Clerk