The Town Council meeting was called to order by Robert Doyon, Chair at 7 p.m.
Members Present:Robert Doyon, Patricia Geary, Frederick Harkins, Douglas Merriman, Edward Miller, Dominic Moschella and Dominick Mirabelle (arrived at 7:05 p.m.)
Absent Members:Joseph Commendatore and Theresa Graveline
Mayor Chatfield reported that Attorney Knott is unable to attend this meeting; however, he recommended that the Council not move forward on the purchasing of the Scott Road property. The Mayor stated that he would cautiously watch that Town receives their money from the State of Connecticut in order to pay off the balance due to DeCarlo and Doll.
Mayor Chatfield stated that he supports the Settlement Agreement & Release between the Town of Prospect and Gene McCarthy, Assistant Director of Public Works.
Year-end transfers were reviewed by the Mayor.
D. Mirabelle arrived - 7:05 p.m.
Motion made by D. Merriman to adopt the transfers. D. Moschella seconded the motion.
Motion discussed. P. Geary questioned the transfer of funds to Solid Waste. Mayor Chatfield stated that the Town has to pay by the ton to have the bins burned as well as having the oil, tires and Freon removed.
P. Geary also questioned the transfer to the Town Trucks. Mayor Chatfield reported that the rear-end went on two trucks and needed to be rebuilt.
Also discussed was the reason for the excess amount in Youth Services was due to not having a Youth Service DIrector for a number of months and the Fire Marshall Deputy did not put in the number of hours that was projected.
No further discussion took place and the motion was unanimous.
F. Harkins, Chairman of the Sub-committee for Assistant Public Work's Director, submitted a "Settlement Agreement & Release" to the Council for their review in regards to the Town of Prospect and Gene McCarthy, Assistant Director of Public Works.
Motion made by D. Moschella to adopt the Settlement Agreement & Release. D. Moschella seconded the motion. Motion discussed.
D. Merriman feels the sub-committee should continue to put together a hand-book regarding policies and job description.
There was no further discussion.
Five (5) approve - R. Doyon, F. Harkins, D. Merriman, E. Miller and D. Moschella. Two oppose - P. Geary and D. Mirabelle. Motion carries.
D. Moschella excused himself from the meeting at 7:28 p.m.
Motion made by D. Merriman to adjourn. P. Geary seconded. Unanimous.
The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Doyon, Chair