Town of Somers
Annual Town Meeting Minutes
May 06, 202
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by First Selectmen Tim Keeney with 25 individuals in attendance. The Town Clerk was requested to read the legal notice. Legal Notice below was read.
Legal Notice, Town of Somers, Annual Town Meeting, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 7:00pm
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Town Meeting to act on the following items will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 7:00pm in the Town Hall Auditorium.
1. To elect a moderator.
2. Consider the annual budget for fiscal year 2025/2026 as proposed by the Board of Finance, consisting of total revenues and expenditures of $41,816,120
3. To set the date, time and place for a referendum by optical scan voting on the question of adopting the annual budget as proposed, selectmen recommending the referendum be conducted on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, between the hours of 6:00am and 8:00pm, at the Town Hall Auditorium.
Dated at Somers, Connecticut 21st day of April 2025
Board of Selectmen
Tim Keeney, First Selectman, Bill Meier III, Selectman, Bob Schmidt, Selectman
Publication date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
1. Elect a moderator
A motion was made by Bill Meier to appoint Tim Keeney as Moderator and seconded by Bob Schmidt. First Selectmen Keeney asked for any other nominations. With no further nominations closing, the nomination process was voted on with all in favor.
2. Consider annual budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 as proposed by the Board of Finance, consisting of $41,816,120 in revenues and expenditures
The motion was made by Joe Tolisano and seconded by Bill Meier, and moderator Keeney opened the floor for discussion. He explained the rules by Charter that only line items in the budget can be adjusted. The floor was open for discussion.
Janet Warnock from 80 Maple Street addressed the room. Janet stated that she and many other seniors in Somers are concerned about the budget increase, especially with the property revaluation happening. Janet asked that local government need to do everything to limit increasing budgets and proposed that income limits to receive tax reductions should increase so more seniors can qualify. Janet shared that she and many other seniors in town are afraid that in the future they will not be able to afford to live in Somers. First Selectmen Keeney thanked her for her comments.
Discussion session was closed and Tim asked that we vote on the motion. Everyone voted to accept.
3. Set the date, time and place of a referendum vote by optical scan recommending Tuesday, May 20, 2025 between the hours of 6:00 am and 8:00 pm at the Somers Town Hall Auditorium
Motion was made by Joe Tolisano and seconded by Bill Meier and unanimously voted to conduct a referendum vote on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at the Town Hall Auditorium from 6:00 am – 8:00 pm
Motion was made by Bill Meier to Close the meeting and seconded by Joe Tolisano. Meeting adjourned at 7:08.
Respectfully submitted on May 7, 2025, David Marti, Town Clerk – Town of Somers