Wallingford Fire District No. 1

 MINUTES OF THE PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE MEETING
April 28, 2010

Called to Order:  Scott Sendra called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.  Also present was Dennis Stocker, Alicia Sharp, and Maureen Duchesne Clerk/Treasurer.  

Dennis had to leave the meeting at 7:30 for a prior commitment. 

Visitors:  Bill Brooks came to try and answer any questions the board may have about the draft merger.   

Approval for Minutes: Dennis made a motion to approve the minutes with the corrected spelling error and it was seconded by Scott.  With no discussion the motion carried (3/0).  

Approval for the Fire District Pay Order:  Scott made a motion to approve the pay orders and Dennis seconded the motion. Motion carried (3/0).  

Old Business:  Maureen presented to the board a copy of the bids that the town received for the mowing of their properties for them to look over.  The board did decide that since we own our own equipment that they would take the offer and hire on the fireman that was willing to help out until Dale can return.  The time frame could be just a couple of months or the whole mowing season. 

New Business:   The board felt after reading over the draft of the merger that things were being done backwards as there was no plan in place yet.  Alicia did ask Bill Brooks if the town had come up with a detailed plan as to what happens on a daily basis with all aspects of the fire district.  She also wanted to know exactly what the benefits were of merging the Fire District and the Town also what are they trying to accomplish by doing this.  Bill did not have any definite answers to these questions.  Scott got very upset with Bill at how he feels things are being handled.  Scott does not feel at this time that it is in the best interest of the fire district to merge with the town.  The discussion got very heated and went on for some time with nothing actually being resolved.  The one thing that did come from this was that the merger agreement was premature.  The board did not feel that this could in any way be settled by the next annual meeting as there are still so many little details that are not worked out at this time.  

Public Comments:  None  

Other Business/Announcements: None.   

Executive Session:  None  

Next Meeting:  The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Prudential Committee will be May 12, 2010 at 6:00 P.M. at the Wallingford Fire Station on Railroad Street .    

Adjournment:  Alicia made the motion that the meeting be adjourned.  Scott seconded the motion.  No further discussion.  Motion carried (2/0).  The meeting adjourned at 8:10 P.M.  

Respectfully Submitted:

Maureen Duchesne - Clerk/Treasurer                                       Date Approved:  May 12, 2010

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