MINUTES

WATERTOWN TOWN COUNCIL

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

WATERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

TECHNOLOGY ROOM

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2007, 7:15 P.= M.

PRESENT: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Elaine Adams, Chairman

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Gary Bernier=

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Richard DiFederico

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; David Demirs

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Carl Mancini

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Scott Marotta

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

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

ABSENT: &nb= sp; = Robert Kane

OTHERS PRESENT: Chuck Frigon, Town Manager

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Frank Nardelli, Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director

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Ms. Adams, Chairman, Called the Special Town Meeting to Ord= er at 7:20 p.m.

MOTION: &nbs= p; (Mr. Primini, sec. Mr. Bernier) to nominate Elaine Adams for Moderator of the Special Town Meeting.

Discussion: = Ms. Adams: Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Nominations are Closed.

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

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MOTION: &nbs= p; (Mr. Primini, sec. Mr. Bernier) to nominate Lynn LaForme for Secretary of the Special Town Meeting.

Discussion: = Ms. Adams: Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Nominations are Closed.

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

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Ms. Adams, Moderator, read aloud the Call of the Meeting as follows:

WARNING AND NOTICE

TOWN OF WATERTOWN, CONNECTICU= T

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

November 19, 2007

The legal voters = of the Town of Watertown and those entitled to vote in Town Meetings are hereby WA= RNED AND NOTIFIED of a Special Town Meeting to be held on Monday, November 19, 2= 007 at 7:15 p.m. at the Watertown High School Technology Room, 324 French Street, = Watertown, CT to consider an appropriation in the amount of $45,000 from investment earnings on the John Trumbull Primary School Project Fund Balance for litigation cots associated with the project.

Dated in Waterto= wn, Connecticut this 9th day of= November, 2007.

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Charles A. Frigon

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RETURN OF

WARNING AND NOTICE

TOWN OF WATERTOWN, CONNECTICU= T

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

November 19, 2007

I hereby certify that on November 9, 2007, I left a duplicate copy of the attached WARNING AND NOTICE of a Special Town Meeting of the Town of Watert= own, Connecticut, to be held on November 19, 2007 with Virginia Russo, Assistant Town Clerk.

I further certify that on November 9, 2007 I caused a copy of said Warning and Notice to be published in the REPUBLICAN AMERICAN Newspaper, which has a substantial circulation in said Town.

I further certify that on November 9, 2007, I caused to be set upon the signp= ost nearest the office of the Town Clerk and all other places with signposts designated by the Town, a written copy of said Warning and Notice signed by= me as Town Manager.

I further certify that all the above acts were done at least five (5) days be= fore the holding of the Special Town Meeting on November 19, 2007.

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Charles A. Frigon, Town Manager

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TOWN CLERK’S CERTIFICATION

AS TO WARNING AND RETURN OF WARNING

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, Connecti= cut and that Charles A. Frigon was the Town Manager of the Town of Watertown on= the date the WARNING and RETURN OF WARNING were signed.

Dated at Waterto= wn, Connecticut this 9th day of= November, 2007.

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Nancy Cunningham, Assistant Town Clerk

Ms. Adams: The meeting is now open for pu= blic comment.

MOTION: &nbs= p; (Mr. Bernier, sec. Mr. Primini) to approve an appropriation in the amount of $45= ,000 from investment earnings on the John Trumbull Primary School Project Fund Balance for litigation cots associated with the project.

Discussion: = Ms. Adams: I'd like Mr. Frigon or Mr. Nardell= i to explain this appropriation.

= ; &n= bsp; Mr. Frigon: As you all will recall the John Trumbull Primary School was completed in 2000 and subsequently there were some deficiencies in the construction that were noted and investigated. Those architectural investigations= and the repairs for those deficiencies as well as any legal fees associated wit= h it has cost us some dollars. Now what we're attempting to do he= re today is take the investment from our earnings and appropriate that to the construction costs to help us with all of those associated costs, in both repairs, litigation, and investigation.

= ; &n= bsp; Ms. Adams: Is there anyone from the Town Counc= il or the public who wishes to address this?

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

Special Town Meeting Adjourned at 7:24 p.m= .

Respectfully submitted,

Elaine Adams, Moderator

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Approve= d: ______________________________

&= nbsp; Lynn M. LaForme, Clerk