BOS Special Meeting Minutes
Monday August 2, 2021
9:30 AM
Via Zoom
Present: First Selectwoman Julia Pemberton, Selectman Michael Thompson, Selectman Margaret (Peg) O’Donnell, Alice Smith, Roger Van Ausdal, Betsy Sharlach
First Selectwoman Julia Pemberton called the meeting to order at 9:32 am.
2. Public Comment: There were no comments from the public.
3. The Selectmen discussed a resolution authorizing the Frist Selectwoman to execute the contract accepting a $200,000 Brownfield grant from the CT Department of Economic Development for assessment related activities on the Gilbert and Bennett Wire Mill property, now owned by the Town of Redding.
Motion: Move that the Board of Selectmen approve a certified resolution authorizing the First Selectwoman to execute the contract with the Department of Economic Development for $200,000 for environmental assessment related activities at the Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill property. Thompson, O’Donnell. Approved. Unanimous.
4. The Selectman discussed a date for a Special Town Meeting to consider authorizing year end line-item transfers for expenditures within the budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021 as approved by the Redding Board of Finance.
Motion: Move that the Board of Selectmen set the date of Monday August 16, 2021 at 7:00 pm for a Special Town Meeting to consider authorizing year end line-item transfers for expenditures within the budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021 as approved by the Redding Board of Finance. O’Donnell. Thompson. Approved. Unanimous.
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 am.
Submitted by: Julia Pemberton