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Votes at a glance: Shelton Board of Aldermen approves routine refunds, appropriations, appointments and loan resolution
Summary
At its meeting, the Board of Aldermen approved routine tax refunds and suspense-list actions, approved several appropriations and transfers, adopted a Webster Bank automatic-bonding resolution, and made multiple committee appointments; it also authorized the mayor to seek intervenor status in the Aquarion Water Company sale before PURA.
The Shelton Board of Aldermen voted on a series of routine financial actions, committee appointments and a municipal authorization to intervene in a pending utility sale during its meeting.
Key approved items included:
- Tax refunds: The board approved tax refunds totaling $2,945.17. The finance director was directed to make payments per the certified list with funds to come from the statutory refunds account.
- Tax collector's suspense list: The board adopted the tax collector’s suspense list totaling $38,719.95 and directed transfer to the suspense list pursuant to state statute section 12-165.
- Registrar of Voters over-expenditure: The board approved over-expenditure requests for the Registrar of Voters' office for poll worker costs ($80,032), printing and advertising ($33,761), postage ($8,778), election equipment ($3,539) and commissary ($7,136). The over-expenditures were attributed to unanticipated special-election costs.
- Transfer to Barnum Festival/Parade: The board approved a transfer of $2,500 from contingency to the Barnum Festival parade account.
- Board of Education maintenance appropriation: The board appropriated $13,035.13 from automatic bonding for Board of Education maintenance projects, including repair to Mohegan School's sprinkler system ($2,313.78), pump replacement at Perry Hill School ($993.47), replacement of an exhaust light at Booth Hill School ($4,846), emergency HVAC repairs at Shelton High School ($3,856) and replacement of a water heater at the Board of Education offices ($1,025).
- Webster Bank automatic-bonding resolution: The board adopted a resolution to enter a five-year automatic-bonding arrangement with Webster Bank at an interest rate discussed in the meeting as 3.68 percent and a final payment due in May 2030; the board authorized the town attorney to work with Webster Bank counsel to close the transaction.
- Appointments: Thomas Owesani was appointed to the Community Garden Ad Hoc Committee. Steve Sedlett and Kathleen Sedlett were appointed to the Anti-Litter Committee, effective immediately.
- Authorization to petition PURA: The board approved adding an agenda item and later authorized the mayor to petition the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to seek intervenor status in the Aquarion Water Company sale.
- Amendment to Code of Ordinances (street excavation/traffic control): The board forwarded proposed amendments to the city's code of ordinances (street excavation/traffic control) to a public hearing to be scheduled (date set in meeting record as May 27, 2025).
Most motions passed by voice vote; the meeting record did not include roll-call tallies for the voice votes.
