TOWN OF SOMERS

BOARD OF SELECTMAN

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Town Hall Auditorium

MEETING WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A/featured

• CALL TO ORDER
  1. Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Roll Call

• PUBLIC COMMENT:
  1. Public Comment:

• PRESENTATIONS BY THE FIRST SELECTMAN

• CONSENT AGENDA
  1. Boards and Commissions: Appointments/Resignations:

12. Recommendation to appoint Yvonne Cormier Besse to the Somers Cultural Commission with a term expiring on 12.22.23

• OPPORTUNITY TO ADD URGENT AGENDA ITEMS
• FINANCE

1. Transfers/Appropriations
2. CFO Finance Report/Updates
3. Presentation of Scheduled Payments

• UPDATES FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSION
• PENDING BUSINESS

• NEW BUSINESS

1. Request to use Camp Aya Po for the Cub Scouts to hold their Annual Picnic and fish on April 29, 2023, and waive any associated fees. Matt Kaszycki, Cub Master.

2. Set Annual Town Meeting to be held at the Somers Town Hall Auditorium, 600 Main Street, Somers, Connecticut on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 7:00 pm.

3. Set Referendum date at Somers Town Hall Auditorium, 600 Main Street, Somers, Connecticut on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm.

4. Appropriation and Bonding Resolution
5. Discussion and vote to adopt, and recommend to the Board of Finance and to the electors and citizens eligible to vote at town meetings of the Town, the following Resolution:

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPROPRIATION OF $12,500,000 FOR THE SENIOR/COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT and THE FINANCING OF SAID APPROPRIATION BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF SUCH BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $12,500,000, AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR A REFERENDUM

5. Notice of Special Town Meeting and Referendum
6. Provisionally call for a Special Town Meeting to be held at the Somers Town Hall Auditorium, 600 Main Street, Somers, Connecticut on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., to consider and discuss (but not vote on) the resolution.
7. Remove the resolution from the agenda of the Town Meeting and approve vote by voting machine and set the date for referendum on May 16, 2023.
8. Authorize the preparation and printing of explanatory text and other materials in accordance with section 9-369b.

6. Request for Separation Payout Payment for Allison Maynard in the amount of $15,354.12.
7. Approve new rates and agreement from Buckley Cemetery Services for Foundations.
8. Approve new rates for Town of Somers Charge for Foundations in Somers Cemeteries

• APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approval of Minutes of March 9, 2023, Special Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.

The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting from March 9, 2023, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.

Approval of Minutes of March 16, 2023, Special Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.

The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Special Meeting from March 16, 2023, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.

• ADJOURNMENT