MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE

CORNWALL BOARD OF SELECTMEN

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 7:30 p.m. - Town Hall

PRESENT: First Selectman Gordon Ridgway, Selectman K.C. Baird, Selectman Richard Bramley, two citizens, one reporter

First Selectman Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.

MINUTES: Selectman Bramley made the motion to accept the minutes of January 20, January 27, February 2, February 10 as presented. Selectman Baird seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: There were none.

COMMUNICATIONS: First Selectman Ridgway communicated to the Board, Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele has requested a meeting with the Selectmen next Thursday at 10:00 a.m. The Board discussed topics to be discussed and the economics in the area. The Board will meet with Lt. Gov. Fedele.

TAX REFUNDS: The Board reviewed three tax refund requests. First Selectman Ridgway made the motion to grant tax refunds of $123.61 to Volvo Finance North America, $52.90 to Sebastian Beckwith and $40.00 to Jeffrey & Cheryl Cass upon verification of mailing addresses. Selectman Bramley seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

TOWN OF CORNWALL ENDOWMENT FUND: The Board reviewed a letter concerning the Cornwall Endowment Fund. The corpus is restricted to $25,000. With the change in the economy the corpus has been reduced to $24,847. After this calendar year no more can be spent until the corpus gets back up to the $25,000 amount. The Board discussed whether there were any needs to spend this year’s interest on.

WEST CORNWALL VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: The Board received a letter of request from the West Cornwall Village Improvement Association for funds to help defray costs of maintenance of the West Cornwall village. The Board discussed what the costs were in the past, what has been done in the past to pay these costs and possibilities of how to pay these costs. The Board asked what the association’s tax status is. The Board did not take any action. The Board will formally get back to the Association after more information is obtained.

BUDGET 2009-2010: The Board reviewed and discussed the final draft of the 2009-2010 budget. It will be presented as is to the Board of Finance next Thursday evening. First Selectman Ridgway made the motion to adapt this preliminary budget of 2-10-09 to send to the Board of Finance with a 1.29% increase to the Operational Budget and a Capital decrease of approximately $100,000. Selectman Bramley seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT BUDGET: The Board discussed the State budget and its impact on the Town’s budget.

BILL PAYMENT: Bills were reviewed and paid in the usual manner.

Meeting adjourned 8:55 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Joyce Hart, Administrative Assistant