MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE

CORNWALL BOARD OF SELECTMEN

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

7:30 p.m. - Town Hall

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

First Selectman Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7:37 p.m.

2010-2011 BUDGET: First Selectman Ridgway made the motion to table to the end of the agenda 2010-2011 Budget discussion. Selectman Baird seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

10 MILL LAND: The Board reviewed and discussed a request from Mr. Soltes concerning the dissolution of 10 Mill status on property owned on Dark Entry Road. The Board reviewed a copy of a previous 10 Mill dissolution agreement with another property owner. The Board discussed Mr. Soltes’ property.

First Selectman Ridgway made the motion to grant Mr. Soltes’ request to pay his 10 Mill penalty of $88,000 per Greyledge terms. Selectman Baird seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

ARRA: The Board reviewed and discussed the ARRA project on Great Hollow/Great Hill Roads.

Selectman Baird made the motion to make the resolution “Resolved, that Gordon M. Ridgway, First Selectman be, and hereby authorized to sign the agreement entitled: “Agreement Between the State of Connecticut and The Town of Cornwall for the Construction, Inspection and Maintenance of Pavement Preservation Improvements on Great Hollow Road #2 and Great Hill Road Utilizing Federal Funds Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Public Law 111-5” (hereinafter “Act”). Selectman Bramley seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

2010-2011 BUDGET: The Board reviewed and discussed the draft of the 2010-2011 budget.

First Selectman Ridgway made the motion to send the 2010-2011 Budget to the Board of Finance with a change of GEER to $4,000 and additional work on the health insurance and social services. Selectman Bramley seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

First Selectman Ridgway made the motion to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel items in the budget. Selectman Bramley seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

The Board went into executive session at 9:00 p.m.

The Board came out of executive session at 9:35 p.m. No action was taken.

Meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Gordon M. Ridgway, clerk pro tem