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Because Sept. 24, 2025, falls on Rosh Hashanah, defense counsel requested a continuance; the city agreed to a brief continuance to accommodate the holiday. The mayor said that if the court grants a stay or if the appeal is not dismissed, the receivership action will be stayed pending the appellate process, which would extend the timeline and use additional city resources.

Torrington Development Corporation and the corporation counsel plan to brief the city council on the status of the matter at an upcoming October council meeting (either the first or second meeting in October). The mayor invited Board of Finance members to attend that briefing.

No formal board action was taken on the receivership update; the item was presented as an informational update and planned council briefing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","September 16, 2025 Board of Finance Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The mayor told the Board of Finance on Sept. 16 that the defendant in a peddler receivership has appealed a judge’s decision and sought a stay; the city has filed motions to dismiss the appeal and to deny the stay.","taxTitle","Torrington, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut","taxId",52777,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5982270,"Board of Finance flags $32,000 discrepancy in Board of Education report, asks business director to appear",507,1041000,1548000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5772699-b0c3a2888f011868f33adc453b981399&start=1041&end=1548","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5772699-b0c3a2888f011868f33adc453b981399/thumbnail_1041000.jpg","/articles/5982270/Torrington/Northwest-Hills-County/Connecticut/Board-of-Finance-flags-32000-discrepancy-in-Board-of-Education-report-asks-business-director-to-appear","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5982270-11a550b69e8a53f8c152966386c78b89/orig.mp4?Expires=1771060975&Signature=NbZ-UjM2RJieGBkXNn~g77IfEzRv55TRzeaZk0X5KaeadunxW7e768ss7lFcwLpJnfzRcOmFYXLgEYDCRt-qmSSOGrMmUPLVu1U84kDT8e7PSDh6YPZWfAjJsSMsHUAtcQ6-ac8PO-2GSjvWpSPnLqkjkHNOTJrM4Qg0nCqdTpswaugFD80geGhyVes60Rh0S8sYWSZSY-McVTGN~-rYn1fI~59tkpx~vrgdFLDsWQVxPHxmbxp4QW2r4KucSo1Efnzf5vCNNuWJo5rrmpX~zQ8ZL0bSwurzJ~IqiYHlmYArIjHlkUeX3pw3EibAFEYSA~6aE-Ct-AMRpCVrYWtzYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Finance accepted the Board of Education budget performance report for the fiscal year through Aug. 31, 2025, but members raised process questions after finding a $32,000 discrepancy in the employee-benefits line, specifically in the health-insurance account.

Board member questions focused on whether accounting entries were being posted after the performance reports were prepared and whether those adjustments were consistent and documented. Finance staff and the board said the Board of Education submitted a trial balance to auditors, then had to revise it because auditors found items that did not reconcile.

Board members asked that the Board of Education business director and facilities director attend the Board of Finance’s October meeting to walk through the performance report, explain the $32,000 difference, and provide an update on a capital-reserve reallocation request and outstanding capital projects. The board also noted the Board of Education has issued an RFP for roof work at the intermediate school and that the business director had reported a $1.5 million surplus being transferred into a nonlapsing education fund.

The Board of Finance said questions about the trial-balance reconciliation are appropriate to pose directly to the Board of Education’s business director and that staff will follow up with the directors and auditors to resolve the discrepancy before final audit closeout.","During a Sept. 16 Board of Finance meeting, members accepted the Board of Education budget performance report through Aug. 31, 2025, but raised a $32,000 discrepancy in employee-benefits entries and asked that the Board of Education's business director and facilities director attend the October meeting to clarify trial-balance issues.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5982273,"Board of Finance approves year-end transfers, preserves about $1.45M of fund balance; vehicle replacement transfer sent to council",270,431000,701000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5772699-b0c3a2888f011868f33adc453b981399&start=431&end=701","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5772699-b0c3a2888f011868f33adc453b981399/thumbnail_431000.jpg","/articles/5982273/Torrington/Northwest-Hills-County/Connecticut/Board-of-Finance-approves-year-end-transfers-preserves-about-145M-of-fund-balance-vehicle-replacement-transfer-sent-to-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5982273-e6018119fbd20cc55b694fc92c4c7791/orig.mp4?Expires=1771060975&Signature=c3MquJArUO1wpptNwGGmNn7KYSmbekPceLxXHXrMtl~miSCaJeU7gpmZd0q4SkZkIXcZM-XuHU31c39v8BucZ5TffACKsUGR1rEmI1zYp8Kl-3S5g9u9oh4mgXVtvjnP0OFrkrxZVuA3QF7AABBI4UmzyOpY3PSfXan3Zj8SNdKuYMS97mfxwAaEWQSxaxsuq~iOUjl8RWCkkw-bdBqTmXAA3U1CdRLH9LdSLGI52LECc3Cks35S4oLiG6MA0sAMi6YRuJGbcxxYhrxI9T45d8Em9PIUHdCqgWr4LVxmzqF8ZCqyRfSpQL4LPw1vUNE31TA1VRSXUX7ptiFfv9VuzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Finance approved year-end budget amendments and transfer requests on Sept. 16, 2025, authorizing $560,756 in transfers for fiscal year 2024–25 and accepting related FY2025–26 adjustments; the board also approved a separate $601,976 transfer for vehicle replacement contingent on city council approval. The actions allow finance staff to complete year-end closeout and submit the trial balance to auditors by the Sept. 19 deadline.

Why it matters: The transfers change how much of a previously appropriated $3.9 million from fund balance is used to balance FY24–25. After the approved transfers, the board reported the expected use of fund balance would be roughly $2.4 million, leaving about $1,451,000 of the original $3.9 million appropriation in the general fund.

The board’s staff presented year-end figures that showed projected expenses of $147,040,009.87 and an expense-over-revenue shortfall of $1,888,153 for FY24–25. Board members discussed that the $560,756 in transfers primarily reallocate surpluses from capital projects and like-kind line items—building maintenance surpluses moved to capital-reserve accounts, guide-rail work surpluses moved into street capital projects, and funds meant to advance public-works projects including park improvements, levee and drainage work, and stormwater repairs.

Board members and finance staff emphasized the budgeting strategy used over recent years: avoid spending lines that were not budgeted and return surpluses to the general fund when appropriate. The board noted that earlier decisions—such as a Board of Education choice to retain a premium cost-share totaling $2,100,000—affected the city’s need to use fund balance in FY24–25.

Separately, the board approved a transfer request of $601,976 for vehicle replacement submitted by Public Works Director Raymond Drew (dated 07/15/2025). The board’s motion to approve that transfer includes the condition that city council must also approve the transfer; the board voted to forward the request with that contingency.

The approval authorizes the comptroller’s office and deputy comptroller to proceed with year-end closeout and the auditors’ trial-balance submission. Finance staff told the board they expect to finalize and send the trial balance by the Sept. 19 deadline to support the external audit.

Board members thanked department heads and the finance office for identifying surpluses and limiting spending late in FY24–25 so surpluses could be redirected into capital and reserve accounts.

Looking ahead, the board noted similar fund-balance questions will recur during the FY26 budget process as the city implements additional grand-list adjustments and other recurring pressures on revenues and expenditures.","The city Board of Finance on Sept. 16 approved year-end budget transfers for FY24–25 and FY25–26 that increase year-end transfers by $560,756, leaving roughly $1,451,000 of a $3.9 million fund-balance appropriation unspent. The board also approved a $601,976 vehicle-replacement transfer contingent on city council approval.","actionData","errors"]

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Mayor reports appellate filing in peddler receivership case; council briefing expected in October

Board of Finance flags $32,000 discrepancy in Board of Education report, asks business director to appear

Board of Finance approves year-end transfers, preserves about $1.45M of fund balance; vehicle replacement transfer sent to council