Wallingford Fire District No. 1

 MINUTES OF THE PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE MEETING
 February 27, 2008

The official copy of these minutes can be obtained at Wallingford Fire District #1 Office.  

Called to Order:  Chris Rabtoy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.   Also present was Charlie Baker, Scott Sendra and Stephanie Biagini/Clerk-Treasurer.  

Visitors:  Jeffrey Allen, Warren Allen, Jeffrey Duchesne and Wendy Sendra  

Approval for Minutes: C. Rabtoy made the motion to approve the minutes for January 23, 2008 and February 13, 2008 .  No further discussion.  Motion carried (1/3) C. Baker and S. Sendra abstained.  

Prudential Committee Pay Order: C. Rabtoy made the motion to approve the pay orders as presented.  C. Baker seconded the motion.  No further discussion.  Motion carried (3/0).

New Business:  

Oath of Officers: S. Biagini called the first order of business to have the newly appointed officers read and sign their Oath of Affirmation of Allegiance.  

Nomination for Prudential Chairman: C. Baker nominated C. Rabtoy to chair the Prudential Committee for 2008.  S. Sendra seconded motion.  No further nominations.  Motion carried.  (2/0) C. Rabtoy abstained.  

Delinquent Taxes: C. Rabtoy made the motion that W. Sendra collects the 5% late fee.  C. Baker seconded the motion.  No further discussion.  Motion carried (2/1) S. Sendra abstained.   

The other issue was to waive the penalty and interest on the bills that are due for March 17^th.  W Sendra stated that as the delinquent tax collector she has the right to decide with the billing that came out in January and as far as she was concerned people should pay the 1% but not the 5%, because the bills were due so close together.  C. Rabtoy made the comment that realistically the bill should have been due last year.   

C. Baker made the motion to waive the 5% because of the timeliness of the bills at the recommendation of the tax delinquent collector.  C. Rabtoy seconded the motion.  No further discussion.  Motion carried (2/1) S. Sendra abstained.  

Sump Pumps: This issue will be addressed at a future meeting when J. West can attend the discussion.

Water/Sewer Hook Ups: C. Rabtoy briefly explained previous issues of residents not adhering to the ordinances.  Our ordinances state that if you have construction/renovations to your property especially concerning bedrooms, then a permit does need to be obtained from the Fire District.  Copies of the ordinances were distributed to the members for their review.

Old Business:  

Caretaker Agreement: Each of the new members received a copy of the draft caretaker agreement.  J. Bowen will be requested to attend the next meeting to offer his input.  

Fuel Oil: The clerk will call Patton Fuel to obtain their fuel price and if they are, lower than Suburban; the next steps will be necessary steps will be taken to cancel any future deliveries from Suburban.  

Public Comments: None.  

Other Business/Announcements:  

Letter: The Fire District received a copy of a letter addressed to the owner of 137 N Main Street .  The letter pertained to the property owner plowing over the sidewalks, covering fire hydrants.  The letter also outlined the penalty of violation.  

Fire Hydrant Replacements: Discussion took place on which fire hydrant would need to be replaced next, Timber Hills and the other on Hull Avenue .  W. Allen said that the hydrant in Timber Hills Development does not give out a lot of pressure.  C. Rabtoy said that he would ask J. West as too why we have such low water capacity there and what needs to be done.  

Policy and Procedures between Fire Department and Fire District: The members will review the policies and be prepared to discuss at the next meeting.  

Highland Water Supply Association: A letter will be sent to the association regarding the change in their billing process starting with the bill that will be due in June.  

Sidewalk Sander Replacement: M. Breznick and D. Whittemore put a proposal together for the purchase of a sander replacement.  They would like to purchase the sander in the spring, when the cost would go down.  D. Whittemore has received many compliments on the sidewalks.  

Constituent Letter: The office received a letter from 83 S Main Street about their water reading being high.  The clerk had spoken to the homeowner last year September/October to let them know that their reading was very high.  Nobody contacted the office about it.  After receiving the letter last week, the clerk left a message for the homeowner offering ideas to identify potential problems that they may have a leaking faucet or toilet and to contact a certified plumber to perform an evaluation.   No one has called the office back to date.  C. Rabtoy offered to go to the residents and take a walk through.

On-Line Class: C. Rabtoy made the motion to approve a class for the treasurer in accounting and auditing the cost of the class is $85.00.  S. Sendra seconded the motion.  No further discussion.  Motion carried (3/0).

Water/Sewer Tax Savings Chart: B. Lohsen dropped off a chart that outlined water/sewer savings if residents would install a smaller size toilet.  Used for informational purposes only.  

Voting Results:  The voting results for the fire district were e-mailed to the Town Administrator to post on the web page.  At this time, the maintenance portion to the web page is down, so the updates could not be done at this time.  

Executive Session: None.

Next Meeting:  The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Prudential Committee will be on March 12, 2008 @ 7:00 p.m. – Town Hall.  

Adjournment:  C. Rabtoy made the motion that the meeting be adjourned.  C. Baker seconded the motion.  No further discussion.  Motion carried (3/0).  The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.  

Respectfully Submitted:

Stephanie P. Biagini - Clerk/Treasurer                                       Date Approved:   3/12/08

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